Coraline is a feisty and curious 11-year-old girl who moved from Pontiac, Michigan with her parents to the Pink Palace Apartments in Ashland, Oregon. With her parents perpetually working and offering little attention to her, Coraline becomes increasingly bored and neglected and thus, decides to become an explorer of their new living location. Coraline is snarky and can come off as hostile/rude to strangers, which can make her unapproachable, but she can also be heroic and nice.