As yourself…who is the narrator? Can he or she reads minds, and more importantly, can we trust him or her?. Antagonist(s): Sam Westing (and others)…you decide . Ellen Raskin matched the characters for the “game.” Think about her motivation for matching the characters the way that she did. Author’s use direct and indirect methods to reveal character traits. It is an important plot element in this novel. Remember, setting is the time, place, and situation of the story. Lake Michigan, Wisconsin (cold climate/lake snow effects) helps set the stage for being “snowed in,” an important part of the plot. The Westing House (this house neighbors Sunset Towers) is isolated, dark, and mysterious. Sunset Towers (a modern apartment building) is important to how the characters interact and perceive each other. Sometimes the theme must be inferred through careful reading and analysis. Because the theme is a message, it must be expressed in a complete sentence. It will say something about life or human nature. (family) Theme is the most important message in a story. There are two types of family – the one we are born into and the one we choose. People are not always who they appear to be. suspense plot Problem/crime clues predictions motive solution. Most characters are likeable but often quirky.Įlements of a Mystery setting Characters… suspects and detectives 
While characters may feel they are placed in jeopardy, they are actually relatively safe as the mystery unfolds. The Westing Game is a written in the tradition of a “cozy mystery.” In this type of mystery, characters work together as amateur detectives to solve an elaborate puzzle (or play a game).
What do you know about mysteries? K W L (What I know (What I want to know (What I learned About a mystery.) about a mystery…) about a mystery…). She suffered from a rare and painful connective tissue disease and died in 1984, at the age of fifty-six. 
In all, she wrote four young adult novels The Westing Game, a Newberry winner and published in 1978, was her last. In 1966, she wrote and illustrated a children’s picture book, Nothing Ever Happens on My Block. She later moved to New York where she was a freelance illustrator of magazine book publishers. As a student at the University of Wisconsin, she studied journalism and fine art. Ellen Raskin was born in 1928, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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