Turtle
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- Do you see? There's smoke coming out from the westing house!!
- Give me two dollars each minute I'm in there and you're on.
- You're daughter turtle kicked me
- Novel:The Westing Game Chosen Character: Turtle Wexler First Mention: "Until turtle wexler, her kite tail of a braid flying behind her, racer her bicycle into the driveway (Raskin 6)
- Do you see? There's smoke coming out of the westing house!!
- Physical Description: Turtle Wexler is mainly skinny, has an average height and wears a pigtail. Evidence: "With the skinny, one pig-tailed girl." (Raskin 8) Explanation: This quote comes from Chris Theodorakis when he spies on theo and turtle. Here we get a detailed, real description of what turtle looks like. We also get an idea of how turtle is someone who commonly likes to make bets with others.
- It means 500 shares of SEA was traded at 8.50$ a share.
- Strongest Personality trait: While it isn't a good one, turtle commonly kicks people in the shin when they are rude or mean to her. Evidence: "Your daughter turtle kicked me"(Raskin 12) Explanation: Here we get an idea of how hard turtle can kick someone. Turtle kicked crow so hard that she had to go to her father's doctors office in order to get it fixed. This gives us an idea of how much many of the residents at Sunset Towers may dislike turtle
- Oh, that's my daughter Turtle.Second year of college and she's only 18. That girl will grow up to become something great one day
- Starting Trait: Mainly quite rude and mainly a shin kicker as well Evidence: "Quickly sank down to protect her sore shin in the shag carpeting. She had pulled Turtle's braid in the lobby yesterday" (Raskin 10) Explanation: Here, Flora Baumbauch is about to rise up with the pin but her shin acts up and she comes back down to protect it. She had gotten that bruise when turtle rudely kicked her after she pulled on turtle's braid. Her reaction to how her shin acts up shows exactly how rude and hard had turtle kicks people.
- What does that mean again?
- Trait in the middle: Smarter and more strategic. A bit less rude Evidence: "Turtle sighed 'It means 500 shares of SEA was traded at 8.50$ a share'" (Raskin 80) Explanation: Here, we can see how turtle has become smarter based on her knowledge about stock market terms. Her expression when she announces the definition shows that she knows what was shown on the TV wasn't good news for her, and you need some real intelligence to understand what good and bad on the stock market looks like.
- Trait in the end: Much smarter and much more independent. Evidence: "Why that's my daughter turtle [...] second year of college and she's only 18" (Raskin 179) Explanation: Here, we get a better idea of how much smarter and more independent turtle has become. Her being in 2nd-year college at only 18 shows she's smarter`. Her mother's reaction to being asked about her shows how much more independant she is by detailing how young she is to be in in collage,
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