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- Mrs. Rigsby
- I grew up in a suburb of Chicago and attended the University of Missouri at Columbia for my undergrad. I have a Masters in Elementary Education from Regis. I come from a family with four kids. My sister is a teacher in Chicago. One of my brothers lives here and the other one lives in Chicago. I moved here because my husband loved Colorado and I loved him. As it turns out,I love Colorado as well.
I think Sam WESTing created Barney NORTHrup, Sandy McSOUTHers,Julian R. EASTman, and Windy Windkloppel to trick his opponents the way he wins chess (She had been so excited about taking his [Westing's] queen, only to have the master checkmate in the next move. From page 125)
ReplyDeleteThere was no murderer. There was only a wax dummy and a fatal disease.
I think that he wanted to see whos heart was pure. He wanted a worthy heir for his fortune. Some one who can keep the money flowing or some one who is not selfish. I also think his love for games influinced his choices. I think he made his alteregoes because he wanted to see how everyone acted about the westing game. [Who among you is worthy to be the westing heir?] Page [158] Abraham
ReplyDeleteI think Sam Westing did what he did for a number of reasons. I think Sam crated multiple identites to throw the heirs offguard. He probably said Sam Westing had fired him to keep the game going and mysterious. Also, in the book "Sandy McSouthers", the doorman, took notes on all of the Westing heirs. He wouldn't know so much about Crow or the others if he hadn't married her. On pg.113 Sndy examines Crow and says:
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Berthe Erica Crow. Age 57 Got divorced to a man named Windy Windkloppel. 3 arrests for vagrancy.
( I shortened the profile down to the important parts) I think that Sandy would not ask someone that lor even know that if he wasn't Sam Westing in disguise.
I think Sandy pretended to choke and die to give people the chance at winning the game and working together. He also winked at Turtle( without Turtle knowing it) telling her that she could definetly do it.
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I think Sam Westing did what he did as sort of a game. I think he was trying to make his dyeing in some way, joyful. I know this sounds kind of crazy but it actually kind of makes sense if you think about it. Another of my ideas brings me to the thought that Sam Westing was very loyal to his country, for example on p. 144 it says “So hurry, hurry, step right up and collect your prize, the lawyer will count off five minutes. Good luck and a happy Fourth of July.” When I first saw this I thought it made perfect sense but when I found out that it was November my thoughts changed. Later I found out it was another clue to the idea “Fourth” which is probably the biggest clue in the book. Another clue leading to the idea that Sam Westing partly did what he did for the country is on p. 182 where the book says “Turtle turned to the window. The sun was rising out of Lake Michigan. It was tomorrow. It was the Fourth of July.” I think this quote is kind of weird because the day Sam Westing actually dies is the Fourth of July. I think that this has something to do with Sam’s patriotism. I wonder if he somehow planned this or if he didn’t really die but was faking his death in some way. It could be possible since he faked death before with the wax mummy. Maybe later if the book kept going Sam Westing would somehow leave a note to the characters in the book saying that he was still alive and that the hunt was still on. The two quotes that I listed lead me to the conclusion that Sam Westing faked his death partly for his country and partly to make his death sort of happy. In the end a lot of the clues add up to the Fourth of July and America. He made his death like the game chess. He made it… a game. I think he wanted it to be fun. He made it a game as complicated as chess. It was the Westing Game.
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