Gaiman grew up with a strong love for reading a stories. He loved things like Batman comics, but most of all he loved Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I think this love is very evident through his writing Coraline. The two stories share very similar in a number of ways.
- The main character is female
- They come across a mysterious cat who comes and goes as they please.
- They both go through some sort of portal to a "better" world (or so it may seem). (Coraline's tiny door, and Alice's rabbit hole).
- They both faced the dangers of a powerful female figure (the Beldam/the queen).
- and they both came back from these worlds with a whole new and improved outlook on life.
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