Similar to Alice in Wonderland, Coraline finds a way to go into the “Other World”. This is through a tunnel that connects the two homes together. The tunnel represents the Other Mother’s love and want for Coraline. Just like she took the other souls of the three children, the Other Mother wants to do the same to Coraline. This tunnel is the “consumption” of Coraline’s soul. As Coraline continuously visits the home, the more the Other Mother has control over Coraline. The mother tugs at Coraline’s soul each time she enters the tunnel. Coraline crawls through the tunnel to go to the other side. 

Hiding herself and or disguising herself as looking like Coraline’s actual mother, she is perceived in the beginning as the perfect version of her mom. She wanted to convince Coraline to stay in the new world where she can provide everything that Coraline wants. However, after Coraline notices how disturbing the world is, she wants to leave. This makes the Other Mother mad and therefore exposes who she really is. She is an arachnid who is pulling the strings of this world, or the mastermind. Her motive is to trap kids who are unsatisfied with their life / parent’s love and keep them in her world forever and steal their souls. She takes their eyes and turns them into her puppet. She uses these buttons to create dolls to spy on the real world. She is constantly looking for a new child to love and not be alone. 

The Chesire cat mocks Alice with questions and sarcasm throughout the journey, and he seems distrustful at first. He gives the impression of trying  to warn Alice of the dangers in Wonderland. He disappears at will just like the cat from Coraline. Both act like a stereotypical cat. They are sly and quick witted. Most people have the conception of cats being quiet and sneaky, which is what is portrayed in both films. The Cheshire cat is purple and has the magical ability to disappear at will where the cat in Coraline is able to use secret tunnels/passage portals to get from one place to another. Both are able to aid their main characters on their journey and are introduced pretty early on. 

The world of wonderland is supposed to look mad, crazy, and filled with color. There are things floating and spiraling all over. Each character that Alice meets on her journey is loaded with color and acts out of the norm. Similar to Coraline, wonderland represents a better version for our main character. In wonderland, everything is the opposite of what it seems, animals can speak, sing, and dance. There is a very colorful element in the wonderland however there is a sort of creepiness and uncomfortable feelings because everything is different from reality. As Alice enters through each door, there is a different type of character with these crazy abilities and acts that represent the kookooness of Wonderland. 

Using the rabbit hole, Alice ends up in a magical world that is way different from her own real world. It presents her to an upside down world where everything is the opposite of her real word. When entering through this, all logic and reason is no longer essential to survive. In the tunnel there are chairs, teapots, lamps, and shelves that are inside. Just like in Coraline, the tunnel represents where everything is the opposite of the real world. Alice falls down the rabbit hole. Coraline craws in the mini door of her house. Both portals or tunnels are found near the main characters in their environment. Both use this as an escape from their real world.

Similar to the Other Mother, the queen is the ruler of Wonderland. Against people’s will she pulls the string and is the symbolic representation of the main character's inner conflict. Coraline had conflict with her real mother, which caused the Other mother to look like her. Alice is having difficulty growing up and being responsible and wants life to be nonsense, where the Queen is a strict ruler and very logical. Both rulers are strict/stubborn and want everything their way. When characters would act up in their world, they would try to eliminate the issue right away.