Other Father
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Other Father is a doppelgänger parental figure created by the Other Mother in Neil Gaiman’s "Coraline," appearing as a seemingly kind but ultimately controlled and unsettling version of Coraline’s real father.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
doppelgänger
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ parental figure ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Coraline (2009 animated film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coraline (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | under duress ⓘ |
| allegiance | Other Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Coraline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Charlie Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Charlie Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Other Mother ⓘ |
| createdBy | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Other Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Coraline (2002 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | dark fantasy ⓘ |
| hasEyes | black buttons ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to lure Coraline into staying in the Other World
ⓘ
to mirror Coraline’s real father in distorted form ⓘ |
| personality |
initially warm and friendly
ⓘ
ultimately unsettling ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Coraline Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipType | other father ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
antagonist
ⓘ
false parent ⓘ servant of the Other Mother ⓘ |
| setting | Other Mother’s recreated home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
deceptive comfort
ⓘ
manipulative parental control ⓘ |
| targetOf | Coraline’s suspicion ⓘ |
| universe | Other World ⓘ |
| voiceActor | John Hodgman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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