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''The Westing Game'' is a book by Ellen Raskin that was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1979 . It has been adapted into a movie, titled "Get a Clue". THE PLOT The story unfolds as a Whodunit , and is told in third-person omniscence. It is arguable on who is the main character in the whole story, but many say that the main character is Tabitha-Ruth "Turtle" Wexler . Eccentric millionaire Samuel Westing has died, and the 16 tenants of Sunset Towers (except Dr. D. Denton Deere) are called together for the reading of his Will . There, they are informed that Westing was actually " Murder ed". They are paired up to search for the murderer, and each pair receives clues to find the person. The first pair to unmask the killer's identity will receive Westing's 200-million-dollar fortune. As the different pairs of people enter the "Westing Game," they find clues that tell them about each others' secrets. Turtle uses not just the obvious clues but the hidden ones to solve the mystery in an unexpected but satisfying fashion. The novel is typical of Raskin's style of mystery novels in which she plants clues for the reader throughout. In this one the names turn out to be especially important, as well as the connections between the various inhabitants of Sunset Towers. There are numerous red herrings, which Raskin enjoys peppering her novels with. It is possible for the reader to guess the truth by paying close attention to the details given in the book. THEMES The characters come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and confront the difficulties of cross boundary interaction. For example;
As the game progresses, the characters interact and frequently befriend one another despite the superficial differences imposed by race, class, background, and disability. CHARACTERS Also:
At the end of the novel it is discovered by Turtle that Samuel Westing is not actually dead and that Sandy McSouthers, Baarnie Northrup and Julian Eastman, Westing's "successor" asch airman of his company, are aliases of Westing. SEE ALSO |
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