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Often a wild, untamed atmosphere is present in the natural setting; it is overgrown, untamed or neglected. |
· Coraline’s garden was a “very big garden” (p.4) with a number of features that seemed to contribute to the intense feeling of being ignored and neglected, and thence, seemed to create a rather dreary, uncanny atmosphere with of touch of dejection. The narrator asserts that “at the back of the garden was an old tennis court” (p.4), which seemed to have been forgotten, for “the fence around the court had holes in it” (p.4), and that “the net had mostly rotted away” (p.4). The tennis court and its features seemed to generate an air of misery, for the tennis court had deteriorated to such an extent that it was almost a ruin. The narrator states that “an old rose garden, filled with stunted, flyblown rose bushes”(p.4) could also be discerned. This smaller garden seems to also hold a strong sense of dejection, for its deformed, flyblown bushes seemed to convey to the reader that the plants had not been cared for, and had been deprived of their flavour and pride, while the rose garden also seems to be sombre and eerie. The narrator further continues that “there was a rockery that was all rocks”, which seems to create a deep sense of hopelessness and sorrow, along with misery, since although it was a rockery, it did not grow any plants. The narrator has also averred that “there was a fairy ring, made of squidgy brown toadstools which smelled dreadful if you accidentally trod on them” (p.4), which seems to convey to the reader that the garden was once a magical place, but was rather filled with ”dark magic” during Coraline’s visit, for although the fairy ring was still present, its surroundings seemed to have turned rather unpleasant, and had lost their beauty. After carefully reading about the garden, readers would seem to be taken aback by the fact that the gloom that surrounds Coraline does not seem to affect her.
· Another significant feature of the landscape seemed to be the well, which was “a low brick circle almost hidden in the high grass” (p.4) as highlighted by the narrator, “covered by wooden boards, to stop anyone falling in” (p.4). This characteristic seemed to create an air of unease, for the well seemed to be an object of peril that had only been prevented from harming anyone temporarily, with the fact that the well is hidden further resulting in an increase in the intensity of the feeling generated. The well seemed to also hold an air of unpredictability, for it was well concealed. The reader is startled by the significance of the well’s description consequent to their completion of Coraline, and seemed to arouse within the reader immeasurable pensiveness. This was a consequence of the well seemingly representing the Other Mother , whose victims seemed to be represented by those who fell into the well, while the wooden boards seemed to symbolize the door that prevented the Other Mother from entering Coraline’s world.
When Coraline looked for animals, she could not differ living creatures with natural features since she found “a rock that looked just like a frog, and a toad that looked just like a rock” (p.5) which also created an atmosphere of unpredictability and uncertainty.
· Another significant feature of the landscape seemed to be the well, which was “a low brick circle almost hidden in the high grass” (p.4) as highlighted by the narrator, “covered by wooden boards, to stop anyone falling in” (p.4). This characteristic seemed to create an air of unease, for the well seemed to be an object of peril that had only been prevented from harming anyone temporarily, with the fact that the well is hidden further resulting in an increase in the intensity of the feeling generated. The well seemed to also hold an air of unpredictability, for it was well concealed. The reader is startled by the significance of the well’s description consequent to their completion of Coraline, and seemed to arouse within the reader immeasurable pensiveness. This was a consequence of the well seemingly representing the Other Mother , whose victims seemed to be represented by those who fell into the well, while the wooden boards seemed to symbolize the door that prevented the Other Mother from entering Coraline’s world.
When Coraline looked for animals, she could not differ living creatures with natural features since she found “a rock that looked just like a frog, and a toad that looked just like a rock” (p.5) which also created an atmosphere of unpredictability and uncertainty.