![]() ![]() As the novel progresses, Turtle finds herself questioning the defense mechanisms she’s developed and reconsidering her relationships with other people. As a result, Turtle has cultivated a practical understanding of the world around her, refusing to play by anyone else’s rules or to let anyone get too close to her. ![]() All her life, Turtle has felt lonely even within her own family-her bedroom is little more than a closet in her family’s apartment, and Grace’s preference for Turtle’s beautiful sister, Angela, has never been much of a secret. ![]() While working through clues (and playing the stock market) with her partner in the game, the dressmaker Flora Baumbach, Turtle learns important lessons about empathy, teamwork, and having faith in other people. The Westing game, then, presents her with a chance to shine on her own terms. A tomboyish shin-kicker who doles out physical punishments to anyone who dares touch her precious braid, Turtle doesn’t fit in with her family at all. She’s Angela’s sister and Grace and Jake’s daughter. The de facto protagonist of the novel and the youngest of Sam Westing’s 16 potential heirs, Turtle Wexler is a precocious preteen who is fiercely protective of herself, her secrets, and the beloved long braid that hangs down her back. ![]()
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