Some fans of the movie and book believe that the cat may have been staying around Wybie because he was protecting him from the Beldam.We cats, however, have far superior senses than humans, and can see and smell and. The other Wybie tell me so."Ĭoraline: "That's nonsense. Cat: "You probably think this world is a dream come true.Or maybe she'd just love something to eat!"Ĭoraline: "Eat? That's ridiculous. The cat has charcoal black fur and bright blue eye's (green in the novel)and has a quite lithe body structure.Ĭat: "She wants something to love, I think. However, there are other connotations such as belle-mere which literally translates as "beautiful mother" but also means "step mother."
#INT HE BOOK AND FILM CORALINE SKIN#
She, in the book, is described with skin as white as paper, her fingers were too long, and her nails had blood-red nail polish. The Belle-dame must have taken the form of the children's mothers in order to gain their trust.
She looked like Coraline's mother, which presumably is what she does to lure children. Appearance had never really been very specific.