Misconception can confuse people, but it can also make the story a lot more interesting. The author used this technique to confuse the readers, to mislead us from the truth hidden behind the scenes. Also, misconception can some times give out clues to the answer, the ending of the story. The story Westing Game gave out clues little by little, then finally they tell the readers the obvious answer for those people who can’t infer and think. This book is a mystery-solving novel, so the author wants the readers to be into the game in the story, too. The author keeps a lot of the information from the readers to let the readers WANT to know what exactly happened, and keep on reading the story. When the author told us that Barney Northrup was SUCH a good sales man, he sold all 6 apartments to the 6 chosen ones. But then, the author said that Barney Northrup wasn’t even a real person. Which means he is either a ghost or he is a disguise of someone else. If it is really like that, the readers will have to cast out who Barney Northrup really is. That is what the author want the readers to do, while reading the story.
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