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Mr. Bobinsky's original character in the book is Mr. Bobo and he trains mice to play music instead of a circus like in the movie. The flag that he has hanging in front of his flat is the Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation.
Mr. Bobo is a mysterious neighbor who runs a mouse circus and helps Coraline in the novel Coraline. Learn about his background, personality, and role in the story from this character analysis by Shmoop.
This is an eccentric old man who lives upstairs from Coraline and her family. The crazy old man refers to Coraline as “Caroline,” even when she corrects him—he is too busy preparing his mouse circus for a big performance to pay Coraline much attention.
Mr. Bobo is a retired circus performer living in the flat above Coraline's and is commonly referred to throughout the story as the "Crazy Old Man Upstairs". Over the course of the book, he claims to be training mice to perform in a mouse circus , and often brings Coraline messages from them.
Mr. Bobo is the “crazy old man” who lives in the flat above Coraline’s flat. He trains a rat circus day in and day out. His rats prove to be a valuable asset to Coraline, as they provide useful information to her twice in the novel.
Mr. Bobo is a major character in the novella Coraline by Neil Gaiman. He is the man who lives in the flat above Coraline. Although Coraline meets him very early on in novella, she never actually thinks about asking his name.
Whereas the crazy old man upstairs in Coraline ’s world is an eccentric loner who is excitedly training a mouse circus, the crazy old man in the other mother’s world is a shut-in whose body is made entirely of malevolent rats.
