In the film, we see that Coraline is being neglected by her parents. Not abusively, but by not giving her the attention she wants, buying her colorful luxuries, or cooking whatever she wants to eat. She is unhappy (and stubborn) that they moved into a new house, far away from her old school and friends. The elderly neighbors don’t listen to her problems when she goes to them to talk. And, the one kid that is her age, she thinks is weird and can only talk to her for a short while before he’s called back home. The only thing that keeps her company is the doll that she carries around all the time. When it is time for bed, she goes to sleep and dreams of what it would be like if things went how she wanted them to be. This is the subjective level