Homework for Class #9: The Westing Game | 美國常春藤教育·博雅滙

Audrey WagnerMember

For homework, please finish The Westing Game (p. 154-182, Chapters 25-30)!

Then choose two out of the three questions below to answer. Each answer should be at least 150 words. Send me the responses at least an hour before class next week.

1. The central mystery of The Westing Game isn't who killed Sam Westing, it's the question of who any one of us really is. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Can you give reasons for your opinion with examples from the book?

2. Do you think another mystery story could be built around a song? If so, what song would you pick, and what would the mystery be?

3. The Westing Game raises issue about race and equality by including several diverse characters: Judge Ford is African-American and Mr. Hoo is Chinese-American, while Chris and Rosalie (Flora's daughter) are challenged with either physical or mental disabilities. The book is also pretty clear about telling us when characters like Grace act bigoted or prejudiced. How are these hot-button issues addressed in the book, by the author and by the characters? What's the effect of having these topics as part of a consuming murder mystery?

Translate the paragraph on p.173 of Ch. 27 beginning “Julian R. Eastman rose. He looked stern. And very proper…”

Have fun!

7/4/153:39 PM

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Audrey WagnerMember

Janet's Homework:

1Yes,I agree with this statement because some of the characters in this book probably don't know who are they really is. Like Angela, she made herself be a good wife. Her goal was always being a good wife. But finally she found that she didn't want to get married! So she made the bomb. Turtle, a simple girl, maybe she never knew she can be a business woman and won the game,but she did. Some people in the world don't know who he is and what he wants to do, so we should find our goal and make it comes true. And we should never give up finding out who I am. This is a big work of one's life. It never points to someone, it points to everyone.

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