User:Alichtwa/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Miss Havisham

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this article because I wrote a term paper about the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and this is, in my opinion, the most interesting characters in the novel. The authors work had an imense impact on society by incorporating relevant themes like the impact of past trauma or a critique on capitalism. My preliminary impression of the article was that it is well organised by includig subtitles that are compatible with the themes of the book.

Evaluate the article
The lead section uses clear and concise language to capture the essence of the character and her role in the overall novel. For instance, it includes her main characteristics (a wealthy, old spinster, left at the altar) and her relationship to Estella because understanding their dynamic also plays an important role in understanding the novel. The section also includes a table of contents that is well organized, starting with her birth and upbringing and chronologically going until her death. Since we are talking about a character in a novel, the content is still up-to-date. The sources are thorough including a variety of reliable media like books or scholarly articles where the author supports their claims. Most images are well captioned, except for the one at the very beginning of the page which only includes the name of the painting and the painter but does not briefly describe that we are in fact seeing her in her wedding dress which is an important aspect to understand the overall context of her role in the story, especially for people who did not read the book yet. Generally, the article's media and images enhance the understanding of the topic and adhere to copyright regulations. Overall, the content is well structured by including subsections and interesting thought provoking sections that not many people initially consider thinking about like "Claimed prototypes." It also includes a chronological list of actors who portraxed Ms. Havisham in movies. Another positive thing about the content is that it is written in a neutral manner, leaving room for interpretations appropriately. The talk page discussion mostly revolved around a variety of accusations of vandalism as there was a lot of incorrect, badly phrased information purposely added to the article that needed to be taken down. A variety of people agreed on that and resolved the matter quickly. Other topics included small grammatical adjustments.This article is within the scope of WikiProjekt (Novels and Fictional Characters). In terms of completeness, the article is well-developed; it gives a clear overall understanding of the character and her history that can be understood even by people who are not familiar with the book yet. However, there are still aspects that could be included to extend the overall scope of it like more context in connection to the overall novel as well as going into further detail about the themes that the character represents.