We know from the start that Barney Northrup is not a real person, but we don't find out who's impersonating him until nearly the end of the book. What we do know about him is he's a fast-talking real estate dude with a funky mustache and great lying ability.
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Barney Northrup is one of Sam Westing's alternate identities: Sam Westing, Sandy McSouthers, Barney Northrup, and Julian Eastman.
Barney Northrup was a fictional character created by Samuel W. Westing to serve as his disguise in the Westing Game. He was intended to be mysterious and misleading, ultimately leading the heirs to play the game and solve the mystery surrounding Westing's supposed death.
He is really Samuel Westing.
He is also Sandy McSouthers, and Julian Eastman.
Because they were just a whole bunch of random words that didn't make any sense.
Barney Northrop is actually Sam Westing.
In "The Westing Game," Sam Westing has multiple identities: he is also known as Sandy McSouthers, Barney Northrup, and Julian R. Eastman. These identities are part of a complex scheme created by Sam Westing as part of his mysterious game to determine his heir.
The thief in "The Westing Game" is Barney Northrup, who is hired by Sam Westing as part of his elaborate game. Barney steals to create a mystery and set the game in motion, driving the plot of the story forward.
My favorite part was when Sandy/Sam Westing/Julian Eastman/Barney Northrup finally dies for real, because Turtle and him discuss all the good times that they had. I LOVE WESTING GAME
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 Westing Game," the ending reveals that the heirs of Samuel W. Westing are actually players in a complex game orchestrated by Westing himself to uncover his murderer. The "murder" of Westing was faked as part of the game, and one of the heirs, Turtle Wexler, solves the mystery by realizing that no one actually died.
He is dressed as Uncle Sam
In the book "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin, Sandy McSouthers is revealed to be Sam Westing in disguise as part of the elaborate game he orchestrates for the heirs. This revelation is a key plot twist in the story.
There isn't a definitive answer as the twist in "The Westing Game" leaves the ending open to interpretation. It is implied that Sandy McSouthers may be Samuel Westing in disguise, and that he orchestrated his own death as part of the elaborate game, rather than actually dying.
The six clues found in the third floor hallway in the Westing Game were: a missing shin from the statue of Sam Westing, a painted symbol on the floor, a purple puff ball, a laundry mark on the bottom of a turtle figure, a chess piece that didn't belong, and an unusual phrase etched on the wall.
Sandy McSouther is the door man at sunset towers who working from 22 years as a door man. Sandy's real name is Alexander. He has broad shoulders and stands with his feet spread. He is also Sam Westing, Barney Northrup etc; etc.He is a door man and claims to have been fired by Westing in the paper mill for something he didn't do. He has a hole between his teeth which allows him to be a very good whistler.Sandy is also Turtle's (Tabitha Ruth/ T.R Wexler) best friend. She would never kick him. Sandy is usually very happy, cheery, and light. He is Judge Josie Jo's partner in the Westing Game.Just to point: Sandy is not a real person. Though he is Windy, Julian, Sam, and Barney, only one is real. That one is Windy Windkloppel. How is this inferred?: In earlier chapters, Grace Windsor [Later changed from Windkloppel] Wexler said she was the only true heir to the Westing Mansion, she was related to Westing. But, her maiden name is Winsor, not Westing.So, Windkloppel was the only real person out of the following: McSouthers, Northrup, Westing, and Eastman. (Please note: North, South, East, West.)
The prospective murderer in "The Westing Game" is revealed to be Angela Wexler, who is set up by the real bomber, Sandy McSouthers. It is part of the intricate game created by Samuel W. Westing to test the heirs' abilities and character.
what does turtle predict the next part of the will. in the westing game