Foreshadowing In Coraline

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Foreshadowing: Henry Selick used foreshadowing in ‘Coraline’ to create an effective gothic horror film by teasing the audience with hints and clues to possible future events. Throughout the film the director uses key objects and people as method of foreshadowing. One key character that portrays foreshadowing is Wybie. Wybie the grandson of the owner of the ‘The Pink Palace’ has forbidden Wybie from ever entering the house. He continues by mentioning that “Grandmother doesn’t rent out to families with children”. This simple line of dialogue leaves the viewer’s curious and uneasy about why this is. Wybie mentions his Grandmas missing sister who disappeared as a child further proves the idea that there is some kind of evil secret about the house.

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