She is seen as a snarky, rebellious, adventurous, curious, and creative girl She is also a quick thinker and witty. Coraline can get aggravated by adults, and other people not taking her seriously because her outgoing demeanor. But her biggest issue is people pronouncing her name wrong when they confuse it with Caroline. Coraline is also very skeptical of what adults tell her, especially her parents since it is implied that they, mostly her mother, would always break their promise to her.  