Analysis Of Sydelle Pulaski's Murder

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Murder The murder of Sam Westing is Sydelle Pulaski. The first frason is she was wearing a purple wave dress during Sam Westing's will. On pg 32 ch5 it states” Wavy stripes of white on her purple dress. Purple waves, turtle thought.” In a story when two kids went into the westings house a kid only said “Purple Waves” since he came out of the house. In addition to that Sydelle doesn't get a lot of attention but wants at least some. The book says“She could be carrying a high powered rifle in that package and no one would notice(18).”On page 19, Sydelle says “ No one ever notices Sydelle Pulaski,” she muttered “ but now they will. Now they will.”. She could have killed Westing to get attention and people to notice you. My last reason to prove

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