PPT-T he Westing

G ame A story about looking at things a different way Written By Ellen Raskin Report By Robert Stradling A patriot man by the name of Sam Westing was once a proud owner of a multimillion dollar franchise Unfortunately for him he was killed of a nonnatural cause 16 men and women were brought to the reading of his will Several of these fine people were completely unaware that they were even related to Westing in any way To determine who receives Westings fortune a game is set in motion Each of these possible heirs are partnered up with another and are given a set of clues to solve the mystery of his death I do not wish to spoil the end but I will tell you this . Adan. Immigrate. To move from one place to another place.. The pilgrims and other groups immigrated to The New World.. Coyly. Slick. The boy coyly tried to steal an apple off the teacher’s desk.. Parcels. By . E. llen . R. askin. . Exposition . Setting . Same Westing was found dead in his Westingtown mansion . All of the suspects/heirs are living in Sunset Towers expect Mr. Amber who lives in the basement of Green’s . Raskin. The . westing. game. Point of view- . 3. rd. person omniscient- the narrator knows all of the character’s inner thoughts and feelings. Genre. - mystery. Author’s purpose- . entertain. The . Game. By: Ellen . Raskin. abstention. The act of refraining, stopping. adjourned. To stop an activity until another time. bookkeeping. The activity of recording business transactions. caption. Title or heading under pictures. Game. By: Ellen . Raskin. dejectedly. Sad; depressed; low spirits. guffaw. A burst of deep, loud, hearty laughter. interrogate. Pose a series of questions to. ritual. Any customary observance or practice.