Samuel W. Westing was found dead in his home, but he wasn’t done yet. He made a game, and with that game people lost and won. Gull Lake middle school sixth grade students have recently read, watched, and analysed The Westing Game book and movie. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin contains many similarities and differences that are worth explaining. The Westing Game includes a very interesting plot. A group of heirs to Westing are paired together, given some clues, and told they would win big bucks if they won. Turtle Wexler, otherwise known as T. R. Wexler or Tabitha Ruth the winner of the game, ended up finding all of Sam Westing’s identities, and inheriting his money. The game brought the heirs closer together, and to all but Turtle,
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Theo Theodorakis, Madame Sun Lin Hoo, Flora Baumbach, and Denton Deere, who was in the movie, but was in one scene, were heirs that were taken out of the movie. They were instead absorbed into other characters. Flora Baumbach, who was a motherly figure for Turtle, was not needed, so she was put into Crow, Sydelle, and Grace. Denton Deere’s role was put into E. J. Plum’s role because Denton was engaged to marry Angela in the movie, but Mr. Plum was engaged to her in the movie. Turtle absorbed Madam Hoo’s role of stealing things, along with Theo Theodorakis role in gathering clues and following Otis Amber. The setting also differs. Sunset Towers is a new, beautiful glass building on the outskirts of town by Lake Michigan in the book, and is an upgrade. The movie’s version is an old building in the middle of town. The Westing house was up on a hill all alone in the book, a little ways away from Sunset Towers.. The Westing Estate was right next to Sunset Towers and is at no high elevation in the movie. In the movie, Jake was not a foot doctor, and no coffee shop, so Hoo's on First was on the first floor, not the fifth, like the book. There are many differences and similarities in The Westing Game book and movie. The similarities of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin are worth talking about. The events and the game were very alike. The characters
Theo Theodorakis, Madame Sun Lin Hoo, Flora Baumbach, and Denton Deere, who was in the movie, but was in one scene, were heirs that were taken out of the movie. They were instead absorbed into other characters. Flora Baumbach, who was a motherly figure for Turtle, was not needed, so she was put into Crow, Sydelle, and Grace. Denton Deere’s role was put into E. J. Plum’s role because Denton was engaged to marry Angela in the movie, but Mr. Plum was engaged to her in the movie. Turtle absorbed Madam Hoo’s role of stealing things, along with Theo Theodorakis role in gathering clues and following Otis Amber. The setting also differs. Sunset Towers is a new, beautiful glass building on the outskirts of town by Lake Michigan in the book, and is an upgrade. The movie’s version is an old building in the middle of town. The Westing house was up on a hill all alone in the book, a little ways away from Sunset Towers.. The Westing Estate was right next to Sunset Towers and is at no high elevation in the movie. In the movie, Jake was not a foot doctor, and no coffee shop, so Hoo's on First was on the first floor, not the fifth, like the book. There are many differences and similarities in The Westing Game book and movie. The similarities of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin are worth talking about. The events and the game were very alike. The characters