The Westing Game has several themes or messages that the author wants you to learn:
1. Wealth or money: The novel gives warnings about the negative consequences of having money (wealth), and in contrast, the negative consequences of wanting money, and it also raises the question of who deserves money.
2.Family: There are two kinds of families in The Westing Game: the family you
choose and the family you're born into. Flora becomes like a second mother to Turtle, after Turtle realizes that she will not have a close relationship with her own mother. In contrast, the brother/sister relationships we see in the book are really close.
3. Identitiy: The central mystery of The Westing Game ends up being about discovering who Sam Westing is. In fact, there's $200 million riding on
finding Westing's fourth identity. Also, the game helps the characters discover who they really are.
Choose one of the three categories. Explain what you learned about either money, identity, or family from the story. Include examples from the story.
1. Wealth or money: The novel gives warnings about the negative consequences of having money (wealth), and in contrast, the negative consequences of wanting money, and it also raises the question of who deserves money.
2.Family: There are two kinds of families in The Westing Game: the family you
choose and the family you're born into. Flora becomes like a second mother to Turtle, after Turtle realizes that she will not have a close relationship with her own mother. In contrast, the brother/sister relationships we see in the book are really close.
3. Identitiy: The central mystery of The Westing Game ends up being about discovering who Sam Westing is. In fact, there's $200 million riding on
finding Westing's fourth identity. Also, the game helps the characters discover who they really are.
Choose one of the three categories. Explain what you learned about either money, identity, or family from the story. Include examples from the story.