Choose a character from the story that you really like. Describe that character. Include what the character looks like, his or her occupation, what the character says, what other characters say about that character, and what the narrator says about the character. Explain why you like this character.
My favorite character is Chris Theodorakis. He is a boy who is on a wheelchair because the disease he got when he was eleven. He is fifteen years old and the younger brother of Theo Theodorakis. He is a good birdwatcher. He is always mentioned about his constant spasms and his weird speech by the narrator and characters. This is my favorite character because he is very knowledgeable in a subject and he reminds me of my mother who is also on a wheelchair because of Polio.
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Jordyn Barden
7/6/2014 07:14:41 am
My favorite character is Turtle(Tabitha-Ruth)Wexler. She is the youngest out of all the heirs(she is 13 years old). She has blonde hair and always wears it in braids. She signed her occupation as witch. She is the daughter of Jake and Grace Wexler, and the sister of Angela Wexler. She is known as the brat who kicks people when the touch her braids or does something she doesn't like. She is actually a very strong and nice person. She set off a bomb just to protect her sister, the bomb she set off singed her braid. I like this character just how she figured out the mystery and I like her personality.
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Tyler Esco
7/12/2014 04:44:40 am
My favorite character is Otis Amber. He is the 62 year old delivery man for the Sunset Towers. He is described as a small, wiry man with a long, thin face. He has gray stubble on his chin, wearing a leather aviators helmet. Everyone thinks he is an idiot with an overactive imagination, including the Judge, Mr. Hoo, and Sandy, just to mention a few. They all think he has a low IQ, being a fourth grade dropout. He actually is a private investigator following up on all of the characters. He is good at his job of being undercover. I like the element of surprise and having a mission. He also is a good person, working at a soup kitchen helping poor people.
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Millie Dukes
7/20/2014 12:15:15 pm
My favorite character is Theo Theodorakis. He is a high school senior that takes care of his younger brother even when he doesn’t want to. He wants to become a writer but he won’t if it means to save money for Chris. He is one of the few characters that plays chess and thinks that chess is the answer for the murder. He always puts family first even before his own life. That is why he is my favorite character.
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Sarah Smith
7/24/2014 07:25:26 am
My favorite character is Turtle Wexler. She is the youngest of all the heirs. she is 13. She signed the occupation witch because of her costume. She has blonde hair and she usually keeps it in a braid. She is known as the brat who kicks people if they pull her braid. she is very close to Flora. (who turtle calls BaBa) She is really a very nice person. She doesn't get much attention from her mother so BaBa is kinda like her mom. She is my favorite because people underestimate her because of her age but in the end she is the only one to figure out the real answer.
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Allie Darty
7/26/2014 02:58:11 am
Turtle Wexler is my favorite character. Tabitha-Ruth is in a family of four. She has both parents and an older sister. She is clever and smart. She always wears a braid in her dark hair. Angela called it her crutch. She kicks people when they touch her braid except for Angela. She is the youngest character. No one took her seriously because she was so young.
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Alexis Boyd
7/26/2014 10:20:18 am
Turtle is my favorite character. She is 13 years old. Her hair is blonde and most of the time she wears it in a braid. She will kick you if you touch her braid unless it is Angela. She signed her occupation as witch. She is very smart. She has an older sister. I like this character because she has a great personality.
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Laurel Bacon
7/28/2014 10:24:49 am
My favorite character is Turtle. She is spunky, spitfire and sweet at the same time. Turtle has messy brown hair, and is a 10 year old witch who likes to make bets. Other people think she is dangerous and harsh. The narrator says she is very outgoing and tom boyish. I liked Turtle because she is smart and spunky.
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sullivan stevens
7/29/2014 02:20:50 am
My favorite character is Chris Theodorakis. He is a teenager struck by diesease 4 years before the Westing Game. He is very smart but restricted to a wheelchair. His favorite hobbie is bird watching. He thinks the Westing game is the best adventure ever. After the game he goes to college marries and him and his wife are college professers
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Emma-Grace Teal
7/31/2014 03:30:45 pm
Theo Theodorakis is my favorite character. He had a lot of charisma, and seemed very smart. He worked very hard to watch over Chris and he never wanted him out of his sight. He thought about the clues differently which is why i like him
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Caroline Smith
8/1/2014 12:00:22 pm
My favorite character is Turtle Wexler. She is 13 years old. She has blonde hair. She usually keeps it in a braid. When people are rude or pull her braid she kicks them. Turtle got her occupation as a witch from her Halloween costume. She is known as a brat. When her sister Angela set off a bomb she took the blame to protect her. Turtle is a really nice person. I really like that she is tough.
My favorite character in the book is Chris Theodorakis because he was such a nice, likeable, and very observant person. He was 15 years old during Westing’s game and he was crazy about birdwatching, probably because he was bound to a wheelchair and so watching things became his pastime. He wasn’t born with his challenges, but they came upon him later in his childhood. He stuttered when he spoke and his body would sometimes quake. When he got excited about something, his stutters and quakes would be worse. He was calmed down by his brother, Theo’s, storytelling (which probably led Theo to become a writer). The other characters in the story also liked Chris. Sydelle Pulaski said he had, “a smile that could break your heart.” Flora Baumbach would get teary seeing him in pain. Dr. Denton, his game partner, even grew fond of him and eventually helped him get medical care that lessened his stuttering and quaking. In the end, he no longer stutters or quakes but has to still be in a wheelchar. He goes to college (with financial help from Judge J.J. Ford) marries a fellow birdwatcher and they both become University Professors teaching Ornithology.
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jeremy little
8/3/2014 11:21:25 am
I seemed to favor Otis over the other heirs because He is under-cover and keeps his identity a true secret and leads people to think he is cluless and whacky such as when he runs around and yells "BOOM BOOM". He is described as a sixty-year old delivery boy and thought to be stupid by the others and, to be a murderer at times.
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Dylan Presciti
8/3/2014 02:46:46 pm
My favorite was Doug Hoo. He is a Chinese teenage olympic competer. He was my favorite because he was a track star.
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