Nothing. Barney Northrup, Sam Westing, Sandy McSouthers, and Julian Eastman are all the same person.
Sort of..he was Sam Westing in disguise and therefore when Sam Westing dies,Barney dies with him.
Westing is originally Sam "Windy" Windkloppel, than he changes his name to Sam Westing, than throughout the story he is Sandy McSouthers, Barny Northrup, Julian R. Eastman
No, Barney Northrup and Otis Amber are two different characters in the book "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin. Barney Northrup is a fake identity created by Sandy McSouthers, while Otis Amber is a private investigator hired to help solve the mystery of Samuel W. Westing's death.
The characters who had connections to Sam Westing in "The Westing Game" include: Otis Amber, who worked for Westing and later became his partner; Sandy McSouthers, who was also the doorman at Westing's apartment building; and Madame Sun Lin Hoo, who was Westing's fiancée.
well know one really gets murdered an Sam westing is barney northrup, Sandy, mcsouther and Julian Estman crazy right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In "The Westing Game," the bookie is Barney Northrup, who sets up the game for Sam Westing's heirs to solve. Barney is actually Sam Westing in disguise, orchestrating the game to bring out the best in the heirs.
Sandy was limping in "The Westing Game" because he had injured his leg during the game of Westing's will. Sandy's injury was part of the mystery and intrigue of the story, prompting the other characters to question what had happened to him.
In the novel "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin, Barney Northrup is revealed to be an alias used by Sam Westing. Sam Westing created the elaborate mystery game involving his supposed death and heirs in order to find a worthy successor to his empire. Through clever manipulation and disguise, Sam Westing orchestrated the entire game to test the skills and character of the potential heirs.
Julian Eastman is a man who was the Vice-President of Samuel Westing's company. When Samuel Westing passed away, Julian Eastman took over the company. ***SPOILER*** Later in the book, you find out that Julian Eastman and Samuel Westing are the same man, along with Sandy McSoutherns and Barney Northrup.
In the book "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin, the four winds are characters who are heirs in the Westing estate mystery. They are named after the four cardinal directions: Windy Windkloppel (North), Berthe Erica Crow (South), Otis Amber (East), and Sydelle Pulaski (West). Each of these characters plays a significant role in unraveling the mystery and ultimately discovering the truth behind the Westing inheritance.
He is really Samuel Westing. He is also Sandy McSouthers, and Julian Eastman.
In "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin, Sandy McSouthers played multiple characters by utilizing disguises, accents, and different personas to keep his true identity hidden from the other characters in the story. This added an element of mystery and intrigue to the plot as his various roles were revealed throughout the book.