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Summary: The Westing Game
Most murderers know their victim. In the book, The Westing Game, Mr. Sam Westing gets murdered. People should care about murder because it is an important thing that happens every single day in our lives. The bomb in Mr. Hoo’s restaurant could have been set off by him. Also, Mr.Hoo is always pointing fingers at other people. Finally, Mr. Hoo wanted to destroy the coffee shop. Mr.Hoo is the murderer in the book, The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin.
Others might believe that Sydelle Pulaski is the murderer, but she is not. Sydelle is not the murderer because whenever Angela Wexler had her bridal shower, the 3rd bomb went off. Sydelle was in the hospital when the bomb went off. (page 98) This shows that Sydelle is not the murderer because Sydelle
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He always thinks it is always other people. Mr. Hoo accused Mr. Westing of stealing his idea of the disposable paper diaper. Hoo might want to get back at Mr. Westing for stealing his idea because he hated Mr. Westing for doing that. (57) He always has to point fingers at other people than himself. If he never takes fault for anything people are going to start to think he is the murderer and bomber. A murderer never takes fault if they killed someone because they know the consequences. That goes for a bomber as well. If Mr. Hoo is never owning up to his actions that tells a lot about him. He also tries saying that he is not the murderer and he didn’t do that. When someone is guilty of something they always try to come up with lies to cover up with lies to cover up their tracks so that we don’t get in trouble. When the first bomb happened, Mr.Hoo stayed very calm and was just saying things like the cans exploded from the heat stove. (68) If someone cared that much about their restaurant they would be freaking out wondering what happened, but he stayed very calm which is a little suspicious.

The bomb in Mr.Hoo’s coffee shop could have easily been set off by Mr.Hoo. Also, Mr.Hoo is always trying to get his name out of the conversation , so that way no one will suspect him. Lastly, Mr.Hoo wanted to destroy the coffee shop . In real life this could help anyone figure out who the bad people are in the world. If they

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