Dr. Sidney Sikes Character Analysis in The Westing Game

Sidney Sikes is Sam Westing’s longtime friend and the local county coroner. After Sikes and Westing were in a car accident many years ago, both men all but disappeared from public life. Sikes, it turns out, has been in on the Westing game all along, even helping Sam to engineer the plot.

Dr. Sidney Sikes Character Timeline in The Westing Game

The timeline below shows where the character Dr. Sidney Sikes appears in The Westing Game. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...dispute concerning diapers. After getting into a terrible car accident alongside his friend, Dr. Sidney Sikes, the county coroner, Westing disappeared from public view. The obituary concludes with a statement from... (full context)

...that it has been signed by Westing and two witnesses, Julian R. Eastman and Sidney Sikes. Plum begins reading from the will to the breathless gathered heirs. The will, composed by... (full context)

...he suspected his life was in danger. Ford reads the statement of lucidity from Sidney Sikes—the doctor friend with whom Westing was in an automobile accident—then turns back to the clues. (full context)

...tells Ford he’s made some headway on their clues. He believes that “skies” refers to Sikes, that “brother” refers to the Theodorakis brothers, that the “shin” in “shining” might refer to... (full context)

...though Theo pounds on the door, prompting Plum to open the door and allow Dr. Sikes in, Sandy is beyond help—he expires on the floor. Turtle screams, pushing through the crowd... (full context)

...that he was, and that he saw a limping person enter the Westing house: Dr. Sikes. (full context)

...determined Sandy died of a heart attack, as did Mr. Westing—Theo states that the coroner, Sikes, was in on the plot as Westing’s old friend. Plum announces his resignation from all... (full context)

...find the fourth. Turtle rings the bell and asks to see Mr. Eastman when Doctor Sikes answers the door. Sikes tells Turtle that Eastman is expecting her. Turtle walks through the... (full context)