Angela Wexler
Angela Wexler is the bomber in The Westing Game.
How many bombs does Angela get in the Westing Game?
Angela’s bombs take three attempts to fulfill their purpose—and by the third bombing (which permanently disfigures Angela’s face and hands), it is clear that the Westing game players would rather point fingers at immigrants and minorities than someone as “perfect” as Angela.
What was Angela Wexler’s motive in the Westing Game?
Whatever her motive for the bombs, we know at the end of the story that Angela Wexler cancels her wedding and goes through college and med school to become a surgeon. It is clear that she was very confused, unhappy, and afraid to speak up for herself during the time of the Westing game.
Why was the fourth bomb set off in the Westing Game?
It’s eventually revealed that Angela herself is the one who set these off. The fourth, set by Turtle in order to try to maintain the illusion of her sister’s innocence, goes off in the elevator.
How old is Angela in the Westing Game?
No one suspects the angelic, beautiful Angela—a white, heterosexual, beautiful 19-year-old girl—of being the bomber, though it is she who has been setting off each set of fireworks with the hopes of becoming a victim of her own trap.
Whatever her motive for the bombs, we know at the end of the story that Angela Wexler cancels her wedding and goes through college and med school to become a surgeon. It is clear that she was very confused, unhappy, and afraid to speak up for herself during the time of the Westing game.
Angela’s bombs take three attempts to fulfill their purpose—and by the third bombing (which permanently disfigures Angela’s face and hands), it is clear that the Westing game players would rather point fingers at immigrants and minorities than someone as “perfect” as Angela.
What happens at Angela’s bridal shower in Westing Game?
When the second bomb goes off, Sydelle is injured and Angela is really worried. When Dr. Deere takes her to visit Sydelle in the hospital, he and Angela argue about whether she even wants to get married at all. The third bomb goes off during Angela’s bridal shower: it’s a present that explodes while she’s opening it.
What was the bomber’s motive in the Westing Game?
The third bomb, however, is more revealing. It is hidden among the presents at Angela Wexler’s wedding shower, and goes off in her face, sending her to the hospital with a facial cut that will leave a scar and burned hands. At this point, the bomber’s motive most certainly seems to be more than an innocent prank.
