Many tales ranging from Little Red Riding Hood to Buffy the main character faces a main conflict where he or she must overcome associated in the unknown. Coraline, a fictional novel written by Neil Gaiman, is about girl who goes to a different world. She encounters her other mother who appeared pleasant, but in truth she is an evil woman who wants to obliviate Coraline. Coraline is a girl who finds a secret passageway to a dangerous world; however, closer analysis of the events from beginning to end shows that the novel is really about one’s quest for identity and understanding of the world. In the beginning of the novel, Coraline does not know her identity and could not comprehend the reality. Coraline opens a door to encounters her …show more content…
She confirms that she wants to avoid her. To confirm that the mother was evil, she eats the beetle. This symbolized how evil the other mother is, because humans eating insects are linked to be gruesome or sick-like acts. Coraline is a representation for many teenagers in society today, because they lose their innocence and start maturing. Near the end of the novel, Coraline knows her identity as an adult. When she has to escape the dangerous world by opening the door, she asked “Help me please, All of You’... Their hands closed about hers, as she pulled on the big iron door handle, and suddenly she felt strong… ‘Pull, girl, pull’ whispered another’... There was a final moment of resistance, as if something were caught in the door, and then, with a crash, the wooden door banged closed” (Gaiman, 133-134). The door seems to be the transition from childhood to adulthood. Coraline’s struggle to pull the door symbolizes a difficult barrier to overcome. Though, it is easier to make a difficult decision when close friends gave her the strength to succeed. When you are on the other side of the door, she takes on this responsibility of becoming an adult. She can not turn back, because it is her identity now. Within society, having children brings responsibility. Once you have children, it is part of your identity to raise