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The Westing Game

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The Westing Game

The characters in The Westing Game are intricately connected through their involvement in Sam Westing's elaborate game. Each character is paired with another to solve the mystery of Westing's death,...

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The Westing Game

Sandy was fired from the Westing factory for trying to organize a union. Despite being a cheerful person, Sandy often complained about his dismissal, which occurred twenty years prior. In chapters 14...

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The Westing Game

In The Westing Game, Sam Westing assumes five identities: his own, Barney Northrup, Julian Eastman, Sandy McSouthers, and Windy Windkloppel. Barney Northrup is a real estate agent, Julian Eastman is...

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Judge Ford and Sandy discover that Violet Westing's tragic fate was influenced by her mother, Mrs. Westing, who ended Violet's relationship with her childhood sweetheart, George Theodorakis, in favor...

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The Westing Game

Sandy takes credit for the invention of paper innersoles for shoes. His feet were killing him, due to his standing at the door all day, and so he expressed the hope that someone would one day invent...

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