The centerpiece of Chapter 1 is, of course, the bricked-up doorway in the drawing room. Coraline’s mother shows it to her with the dismissive explanation that it used to lead to the other flat, but now it’s just a wall.
On a rainy day, Coraline’s father encourages her to explore the flat. She counts 21 windows and 14 doors. Thirteen doors open and close normally, but one large carved wooden door in the drawing room is locked. coraline y la puerta secreta capitulo 1
The first chapter is almost aggressively dull, and that is the point. We meet Coraline Jones, a "exploradora" (explorer) of her own new home—a creaky, old split-house that has been divided into flats. Unlike the 2009 film adaptation, which gives her a rollicking adventure immediately, the book’s first chapter forces us to live in Coraline’s frustration. The centerpiece of Chapter 1 is, of course,