Charecters
Barney Northrup
Barney Northrup-There is no such thing as Barney Northrup but there are letters signed by him. He is a salesman and gives tours of sunset towers. He has a black mustache. He's a liar because he told Mrs. Wexler that it was the last apartment left but it wasn't. He does not excist.
Grace (Windsor) Wexler
Mrs. Wexler-amazed by sunset towers jealous of her friends houses and now she is going to brag about her house . Lives in apartment 3d of sunset towers. She is a heiress. (She comes from money.) Her partner in the Westing game is James Shin Hoo. She had to give up her family because she married jewish. She smokes. Her uncle is Sam Westing. Her clue are FRUITED PURPLE WAVES FOR SEA. She got a new job as a seating hostess at Shin Hoos restaurant. She thinks that Angela was born a perfect child. She doesn't think it's easy being a parent to Turtle. Felt the first proud stirrings of power.born Gracie windsor wexler 42 years married to Jake. claims to be an interior decorator. spends most of her time in the chinese retaurant or beauty parlor. has two daughters.She showed up drunk at most recent meetings and fell down blaming it on a misplaced chair. To angela's wedding she wore a white cloth over the liquoir bottles and set a spray of roses on the bar .
Jake Wexler
Jake Wexler-He bought an apartment on sunset towers and is a doctor. He is Jewish, he's a doctor, and he's a Green Bay Packers fan. Lives in apartment 3d of sunset towers. Partners with Sun Loo Hoo for the Westing game but both of them didn't show up. He is a bookie. He is very impatient. He thinks that the Hoos restaurant name should be changed to Hoos on first. He goes to the Hoo's restaurant for lunch everyday. 45 yrs. He is a podiatrist. he graduated from Marquette. Married 22 years has 2 daughters-married to grace. Jales clues are OF AMERICA AND GOD ABOVE.
Angela Wexler
Jake and Grace Wexler's daughter is getting married. She is engaged to Dr.Denton Deere. Her position was listed as none. She has gold (blond) colored hair. She wore a blue velet dress with a white collar and cuffs. She has no identity. Drinks her coffee black with three lumps of sugar. She is fortunate . Her partner is Sydellle Pulaski. She is fragile and sensitive. Her clues are GOOD GRACE FROM HOOD SPACIOUS. She took the newspaper from Turtle for the Westing obituary. She went to college for one year. She is three years older than Theo. In chapter 14 she wore her mom's old beaver coat and hat and Turtles red boots. She has lush lips. shiny hair and white teeth. Her dad taught her to drive. She was too timid. She likes to embroider in free time. She doesn't want to get married right away but didn't want to hurt Dentons feelings. When the 3rd bomb exploded it exploded right on angela.Lucky she was not severly hurt.20 years old. engaged to doctor denton deere (also an heir) one year of college (high grades. Victim of third bombing.. Everybody thought that she was radiant in her wedding gown of white herloom
Turtle Wexler
Turtle Wexler- Jake and graces daughter. 13 years old made a bet that she could go into the Westing house for $2 a minute. In chapter 3 she went into the Westing House. She is courageous . Her hair is braided. She is known as a brat. She is a witch. She wore a fluffy, ruffly pink party dress two sizes too small and four inches to long. Lives in apartment 3d of sunset towers. Her partner for the Westing game was Flora Baumbach. Flora took her to get her braid cut off at a beauty parlor after it was singed and burned in the forth bombing. He clues are SEA MOUNTAIN AM O. She is madly in love with the track star. Turtle thinks that she should use her clues in the stock market. Her bedroom is a closet in sunset towers apartment 3d. Her real name is Alice or Tabitha-Ruth. She is jelaous because Angela is getting all the attention because she is getting married, and she feels like her mom neglects her. She faked a toothache at the school nurse because she got caught with the radio in her ear and said it was the only thing to make her toothache go away. Junior high student smart kid, but kicks people. Flora calls her Alice. Westing connection.. Grace claims that Sam Westing is her real uncle. Grace looks like Violet in a way, except she's older. She put a note on the elevator confessing to the 4 bombs. In chapter 23 turtle gets a hair cut. It is short,sleek. And everybody thought it was adorable. Turtle did not like her haircut because it looked adorable to her and she did not want it to look adorable she wanted it to look mean. Turtle thinks that Sam Westing is really not dead but is playing as one of the heirs. We learned that she thinks Sam Westing and sandy are Sam Westing. Turtle started crying when JJ ford said that they had lost the Westing game.
Theo Theodorakis
His dad owns the Theordicks coffee shop . His position is listed as brother. He is brothers with Chris Theordick. He is good at making up good stories .Lives in apartment 2d of sunset towers. His clues are HIS N ON TO THE FOR. His partner is Doug. His position is listed as brother.. He must think that the westing game has to do with chess.He a calloused hand, a healed cut, a shiny slash of a burn on his deep bronze skin. His Greek skin is darker than J.J. Fords black skin. His mother is Catherine. He resembles his dad in that he has wide shoulders, is tall and is slim waisted. He is the younger son. He has tired dark-circled eyes. He got a scolarship to Madison, he's not going. He wants to work instead. When he is worried he has big sky blue eyes. He likes chess. 17 yris old. High School senior. Works in dads coffee , can't find anyone to play chess with. He is 17 years old. He is a senior in high school. He wants to be a writer. He seems lonely. He is in love with angela wexler.
Christos Theodorakis
He lives in apartment 2d of sunset towers. He is a bird watcher. His brother is Theo. His partner is Dr. Denton Deere. He likes to play chess. He likes maccaroons. He has curly hair. He has specia needs and is confined to a wheelchair. He likes to carry a geography book around with him. FOR PLAIN GRAIN SHED are the clues he got. His mother is Catherine. He needs an operation but it would be very expensive. He can't stand on his legs or walk at all. He's15 years old. Struck by disease 4 years ago Westing Conection- Father was Sam Westings daughters (who looks like Angela Wexler) Mrs. Westing broke up the affair. She wanted daughter to marry someone else, Violet westing killed herself before the wedding. Neither Theodorkis parents are heirs. He's confined to a wheelchair. He knows a lot about bird's. His westing connection is his father was childhood sweetheart of sam westings daughter who looks like angela.Mrs.Westing broke up the affair because she wanted violet westing to marry someone else but violet killed herself the night before her wedding. He thinks that Sam westing was a good guy.
Catherine Theodorkis (Mrs.)
She is married to George Theodorkis. Her boys are Christos and Theo. She is a slight careworn woman. When everyone else was eating at the restaurant her and her husband George ordered the food down.
George Theodorakis (Mr.)
He owns the Therodicks coffee shop in sunset towers. Lives in apartment 2d of sunset towers.
Sun Lin Hoo
Lives in apartment 4c of sunset towers.Her partner for the Westing game is Jake Wexler. Her and her partner did not show up for the Westing Game therefore they forefit the Westing Game. She doesn't understand English. She is of Oriental persuation. It's hard to tell her age.She was born in china,but imagrated from hong-kong 2 years ago.She is 28 years old. She does not know that much english. She knows that she is the bad person and knows that they will find out soon.
Douglas Hoo
Likes watching football. Lives in apartment 4c of sunset towers. His partner is Theo Theodorakis. He is a first in all state high school mile run. He doens't like cigarette smoke. He stated that Mr Westing is a cheating money bag and got what he deserved. He thinks that Grace killed Sam Westing to inherit his money.He is 18 years old. Competeing against college milers in a race. Inventor. Sued Sam Westingover the invention of the disposible paper diaper. Case never went to court. (Westing disappeared.) Settled with the company last year. Invented paper insoles . If he does well in track meet, he could get a scholarship. Inventor
James Shin Hoo (Mr Hoo)
Lives in apartment 4c of sunset towers. He is a restauataur. His partner is Grace Winsor Wexler.He stated that Mr Westing is a cheating money bag and got what he deserved. He thinks that Grace killed Sam Westing to inherit his money. Heir has shiny straight black hair and a moon shaped face.He is 50 years old,born in chicago.He lost his 1st with 5 years ago to cancer.He got marrid again last year to madame Sun LIn Hoo. He only married Sun Linn for her 101 year old secret sauce.
Otis (Joseph) Amber
He is a "stupid" man, if not downright ''mad'. J. J. Ford thinks he's stupid. His partner is Berthe Erica Crow. He is a delivery boy. He came through the restaurant and stated all the roads are clear, wearing boots bundled in a long woolen scarf. He thinks Sam Westing is as crazy as a bed bug. 62 years old. Delivery boy. Dropped out of 4th grade. I.Q. Is 50.He lives in the basement of Greens grocery. Not married. No living relatives. Westing connection_ delivered letters from E.J. Plum, both times.
Flora Baumbach
She is a dressmaker and lives in apartment 2c of sunset towers.Her partner for the westing game is turtle wexler. She is a cream puff . Her position is listed as dressmaker. She has pudgy fingers, is swift with a needle and is swift with a comb. She braided Turtles hair. Had a daughter named Rosalie, was the lovingess person. Her daughter died .Turtle and her were talking about the SEA stock trading at $8.50 a share and they bought 200 shares of it at $15.25 a share. Turtle is going to call Mrs. Baumbach Mrs. Baba. Maiden name Flora Miller. 60 years old. Husband left her years ago, He sends no money. She had a mentally handicapped daughter, Rosalie,who had down syndrom her tougue was too big for her mouth and her head lolled to one side. She sold bridal shop last year after Rosalie died of pnemonia at 19y. Spends time a stockbrokers. Made wedding dress for Violet Westing that she never wore.
Denton Deere
He is getting married to Angela Wexler. He is stuck up and is a know it all marshmallow face.. He is a brilliant young man. He has thinning light brown hair. He likes impressing Angela Wexler. His partner for the westing game is Christos Theodorakis . He is an intern at St. Joseph's hosipal in the department of plastic surgery.Him and Angela got in a fight. Age 25 Graduate of University of Wisconsin. Medical school. 1st year intern plastic surgeon. Parents llive in Racine Wisconsin. Parents are not heirs. Westing connection-Engo was enaged to Angela Wexler, who looks like Sam Westings daughter Violet, who was engaged to be married to a politician not an intern.
J.J. Ford "Josie Joe"
She is a judge. She is a big tipper. She is long legged and black. She wore a tailored suit. She is the first African American and first women to be elected to judgeship in this state. She also has short clipped hair with a touch of gray. She doesn't believe in ghosts.She lives in apartment 4d of sunset towers. Her partner for the westing game is Sandy Mcsoutherns. She is in the appellate division of the state supreme court. Her clues are SKIES AM SHINING BROTHER. She has a mercedez.42 years old, Went to columbia then Harvard for law degree. Never married, no children. Jobs have been, judge in family court, state supreme court, appellate division. Westing connection is her mother was a servant in the Westing household. father worked for the railroad and on days off was the gardener. Played chess with Sam Westing. Sam Westing paid for her education. Debt never repaide Sam had wanted (she thought) for her to be a judge in his debt. She thinks that Sandy is Sam westing because Sandy is the only one not to get investigated. She used to live in the Westing House because her parents were servants there. She said that they had lost the westing game
Sydelle Pulaski
She is a secretary. She was not a heavy woman, just has wide hips. She wore green rhinestone studded glasses. She has the shorthand notes of the will. She had a fleshy nose. Has purple striped crutches so people would feel bad for her because she doesn't think she gets enough attention from other people . Likes to get sympathy from other people.Lives in apartment 3c of sunset towers. She was the secretary to the president Schtultz Sausage . She is sorrowful. She thinks that Grace bosses Angela around. Has red sequined glasses. Her partner is Angela. She can tracscript English to Polish. She was injured in the bomb explosion in the hoo's restraunt,on her right ankel. Without makeup or jewelery shen looks softer and older in a hospital gown. She has an incurable diesease , but with possible remission for 5+ years.Age 50. High schoolgraduate and one year secretarial school Is taking vacation for 1st time in 25 years. Lived with widowed mother and two aunts until she moved to Sunset towers. Walked with a crutch even before she broke her ankle in second bombing. She figured out where the words from the clues came from. Using two crutches and paints them. She thinks that she wins the westing game by answering Berthe Erica Crow
Sam Westing
Before he died he lived in watertown, Wisconsin. He had his will read in chapter 6. He had to change his name for business purposes. He owned Westing paper products. He lived in the Westing estate. Some people think that he may still be alive and he might be Barney Northrupt and that his corpse was actually made out of wax. Sam Westing was born at Sam Windkloppel. He wasn't murdered the judge thought. He suffered facial injuries in a car crach which changed the way he looked. He died of a heart attack.
Berthe Erica Crow
She wore black clothes, her skin, dead white. She looks righteously severe and rigid. She works at the Good Salvation Soup Kitchen. Her partner is Otis Amber. She is 57 years old. Her mother died at childbirth,raised my her father(deceased).Her only education is that she went to 1 year of high school. She got married at 16 and got divorced at 40.Her ex-husbands name was windy windkloppel. She has problems related to cronic alcoholism. She has gotten arrested 3 times for vagrancy.She gave up drinking when she took up religion. She was the one that started the good salvation soup kitchen on skid row. She works as a cleaning woman in sunset towers,lives in maids apartment on the 4th floor of sunset towers. She has no westing connection. Crowe thinks shes the winner and that she is the answer.In chapter 27 it said that she has a taut body.
Edgar Jennings "EJ" Plum
Is a young lawyer. Went to see Angela in the hospital.he admired the pretty heiress (Angela)from the first minute he laid eyes on her.
Alexander "Sandy" Mcstoutherns
His partner is J.J. Ford. He is a doorman. The judge had given him $10,000.He picked up odd jobs to provide for his family after he got fired from the westing plant for trying to organize for a union. One of the other jobs that he did to support his family was being a bocker. His clues for the westing game are SKIES AM SHINNING BROTHER. 65 years born in Edinburgh Scotland. Immigrated to Wisconsin at age 3. Finished 8th grade. Jobs held were mill worker, union organizer, prize fighter. Married with6 children and 2 grandchildren. Westing connection: worked in Westing paper plant 20 yrs. Fired by Sam Westing for organizing the workers, receiving no pension.
He is 65 years old,and born in Edinburgh,Scotland, but He immigrated to Wisconsin when she was 3. He went to school until 8th grade and then dropped out. Over the years He has had many jobs she was a mill worker,a union organizer,prizefighter,and is currently is a doorman. He is married has 6 children. and 2 grandchildren.His Westing connection is that she worked in the westing paper plant for 20 years. He was fired by Sam westing because He tried to organize the workers.No pension. The reason he died was because of a heart attack.
He is 65 years old,and born in Edinburgh,Scotland, but He immigrated to Wisconsin when she was 3. He went to school until 8th grade and then dropped out. Over the years He has had many jobs she was a mill worker,a union organizer,prizefighter,and is currently is a doorman. He is married has 6 children. and 2 grandchildren.His Westing connection is that she worked in the westing paper plant for 20 years. He was fired by Sam westing because He tried to organize the workers.No pension. The reason he died was because of a heart attack.