The Ghost Children are the overarching protagonists of Neil Gaiman's 2002 novella Coraline. As well as it's 2008 graphic novel adaptation by P. Craig Russell, which was colored by Lovern Kindzierski and lettered by Todd Klein.
What makes them Pure Good?[]
- Once they meet Coraline inside the magic mirror, they urge Coraline to flee from the place while she still has blood in her veins, and warmth in her heart, showing themselves to be selfless. They then suggest that she could also find their souls while she searches for her parents. This would motivate Coraline to have the idea of playing a game of hide-and-seek with the Beldam; If Coraline wins, she gets her parents back (although the Beldam won't honor this deal).
- After a tired Coraline decides to rest inside the magic mirror, The Ghost Girl kisses her cheek and whispers into her ear that she should use the holed-stone to look for souls. This would prove to be very important, because at first Coraline could not find anything during her game with the Beldam, and only when she remembered what the ghost girl whispered, that she started using the holed-stone, whereupon she found the souls shining like embers on a nursery home.
- The Ghost Boy warns Coraline not to trust the supposed help given by the Beldam to find the last missing soul, saying that it must be a trick. This is true, because the Beldam was only giving Coraline the key to an empty flat where she planned to use the Other Father to grab Coraline.
- The Ghost Girl warns Coraline not to believe that the Beldam will honor her end of the deal, because she is no more likely to give up their souls than to change her nature. The seriousness of the advice made Coraline well aware that she should not let her guard down even after winning the hide-and-seek game with the Beldam.
- One of the most admirable things the Ghost Children have done occurs during the climax of the book, when Coraline finally escapes with the souls of the chldren and of her parents, and tries to close the door to the Other World on one of the ends of dark corridor that leads there, when the Beldam tries to grab Coraline by force and prevent her from closing the door. The Beldam is physically stronger than Coraline, and the latter only managed to escape after the Ghost Children moved through her and granted her extra strength to shut the door, saving her, her parents and the Cat, and Future victims of the Beldam, not to mention each of them saved the other two, which is past the baseline of 5-6 lives saved.
- They meet up with Coraline one last time during a dream she had after escaping from the Other World, where they thank Coraline for everything she has done, providing her with a picnic and then playing with her with a glittering ball. After this, the Ghost Children warn Coraline not to let her guard down because the Beldam wont give up and hates Coraline for besting her. This is deeply touching because, even if the Ghost Boy himself admits that Coraline has good fortune, wisdom and courage in abundance, they still care enough about Coraline to guide her until their last moments together. Then the stars started twinkling in the sky, and the Ghost Children bid their farewell to Coraline and go to lands that no living being knows about.
- The Ghost Children manage to stand out with their high admirable standards as they help Coraline to defeat the Beldam and set themselves ascending into the afterlife.
Trivia[]
- Only the book and graphic novel versions count as Pure Good while the Laika movie version doesn't. However, it's very possible that the movie version have a chance to be qualified.
- It's a second time for Partners in Justice to be Pure Good after Petra, Beany, and Timmy.
External links[]
- Ghost Children on the Heroes Wiki