Summary
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin is
a murder mystery novel that keeps the reader on edge trying to discover the
culprit. The story includes unique and interesting characters that all have
secrets the y are trying to keep. Samuel
W. Westing is the owner of Westing Paper Products, which is the largest company
on the shore of Lake Michigan, somewhere in Wisconsin. When Mr. Westing dies,
he leaves a will to his sixteen heirs which has them looking at each other to
find the person accused of murdering Mr. Westing. All sixteen heirs live in an upscale
apartment building called, Sunset Towers. The heirs are partnered up and each
given a set of clues and $10,000. The winner of the game will receive a $200
million fortune. In the end, the “murderer” is discovered and she turns herself
in. It is then discovered that Mr.
Westing didn’t really die and his one true heir continues to take care of him.
Themes
This book is fun and endearing. It
keeps the reader interested as they try to discover the murderer. There is
enough absurdity in the book to keep it from being too serious. Themes include:
interpretation, personal identity, and family.
Other Possible
Resources
- 1997 TV Movie, The Westing Game or Get a Clue
- http://thebestnotes.com/booknotes/Westing_Game_Raskin/Westing_Game_Study_Guide01.html
- http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/cbarnes/files/raskin_1978_the_westing_game.pdf
- http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/monkeynote/pmWestingGameSample.pdf
- http://www.margateschools.org/eat/midure/web/homepage/literacy_web/web/thewestinggame/miscpages/westingunitplan.htm
- http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/westing-game-discussion-guide
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