Compare And Contrast The Westing Game Book Vs Movie

“You, too, may strike it rich who dares play The Westing Game” (Raskin pg36). The sixth grade students of GLMS have read and watched The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. There were heirs but only one could unscramble the clues to solve The Westing Game. The Westing Game and movie contain many similarities that are worth looking into. The Westing Game story is about heirs attempting to solve the mystery of Sam Westing’s death, or was it even a death at all. Out of all the sneaky, smart, and clever heirs only one could crack the code, Turtle Wexler (T.R Wexler). Sam Westing, president of his company had devised a game in which to find someone with a good economical and smart mind so that they could take over his company. All of the heirs were brought together, each given another heir as a partner and a set of clues to try and solve the mystery of Sam Westing. While many of the things in the book don't quite match the movie there are still many similarities.

The partners helped each other in many ways, like how Otis Amber helped Crow live a good life after becoming the ex- wife to Sam Westing. As well as, how Mr. Hoo and Grace Wexler were better parents after the game because of them talking to each other and helping parent each other's children from different perspectives children. The setting of where most things took place was similar as well like how most of the heirs lived in Sunset Towers which made them run into each other often. This helped each individual character grow and change from the interactions between them. Also this helped The Westing Game progress a lot. The Westing Game book and movie are similar but still slightly