Turtle's Role In The Westing Game By Ellen Raskin

What would you do with $200 million? These 16 people get a chance to get that money. But first, these 16 characters have to figure out who killed Sam Westing, who left a will for $200 million. In The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin, these 16 heirs get to live together in an apartment, and, along with many interesting instances, try to figure out who killed Westing.

In any story, the characters and setting intertwine to make an enjoyable story. The main character, Turtle, plays an important part in The Westing Game. Turtle, age 13, is very bright and is good at stock market. She is jealous of her sister, Angela, because her mother likes Angela best. Turtle had a long braid, but her braid was singed by a firework. She also finds out Westing’s secret. When Turtle grows up, she marries Theo, who writes novels.

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Once all of them get there, they read his will only to find out that in Sam’s will, he stated that to get $200 million, they have to figure out who killed Westing, for he was murdered by one of the heirs. Then, each of them get put into pairs of two, each pair getting a number of clues that end up being random words. After many days of turmoil, the heirs figure out that they have to put all of their clues together to find out who the murder is. When they put their clues together, they realize the clues make “America The Beautiful”, yet some of the words and letters are missing, forming the words Berthe Erica Crow, who is one of the heirs. Thinking that Crow killed Westing, they take her to jail. But