New protagonists, among other things, help level out the element of horror that, while very much present in the film, is the novella's entire foundation. The story is expanded with new, more playful moments that readers will not find in the book, such as Wybie helping Coraline destroy the Other Mother's severed, autonomous hand at the end of the film. The presence of Wybie, and the Other Wybie, gives Coraline a friend to experience the madness and uneasiness with. Selick Omitted Some of the Book's Darker Moments

Lovat's sister entered the Other World many years ago and faced her own twin as an 'other,' also complete with buttons for eyes.

It also opens up the audience's imagination, thinking about how Mrs. Adding these characters allow viewers to feel more connected to the story, especially when the film introduces the ghost of Mrs. Once Coraline finds the Other World, she also finds that the Other Mother has created an Other Wybie, with buttons for eyes and his mouth sewn shut. This part of the story introduces the theme of sewing and introduces the film by showing the Other Mother turning the doll of the twin sister into a doll that looks like Coraline, perfectly setting the scene for the youthful yet frightening film. Lovat's twin sister mysteriously disappeared from the Pink Palace when they were children. Absent from the book and created for Selick's film is Coraline's talkative neighbor Wybie Lovat ( Robert Bailey Jr.), whose grandmother ( Carolyn Crawford) owns the building. But one of the biggest differences is the addition of new characters.

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