User:Mmagiera11/sandbox

Article evaluation
Feed article (Good things)


 * Decent list of references from good sources
 * Long section covering various characters
 * Clear section headings
 * The talk page has a good amount of conversation happening and suggestions from peers

Feed article (bad things)


 * Rated as C class
 * page was completed by a student at Purdue as part of an assignment
 * There are some value judgements about the likability of the characters and the author's style of writing
 * Could have used more scholarly sources for references

Plot Summary

 * On the Talk page people have said that the plot summary section is very close to a Sparknotes summary and then Prof. Schuette wrote that the plot summary in full was copied from Scribd. So, this section needs to be totally re-written and the accuracy of the summary needs to be re-checked, as multiple people identified this as a problem on the talk page.
 * Currently the article is trying to address characters and plot in the plot summary section, so instead that should be broken into two separate sections. This will allow for character analysis to be better, like on the Light in August page. The plot summary section needs to be more concise and from a neutral point of view.

Research

 * There needs to be more scholarly research included in the article, as there is very few references. I would look for peer-reviewed articles on Faulkner’s style of writing and themes he writes on to add to the “Analysis” section.

Influence

 * The “Influence and significance” section is very lacking, so I would add more information on how the book, Absalom, Absalom! was received and its impact on audiences. This could be found in newspaper articles from the year the book was released as well as critical reviews of the book.

Analysis

 * I would recommend that the “Analysis” section be broken up into subsections of “style/structure” and “themes” like the Light in August page is. This will allow the article to go more into depth on analyzing Faulker’s writing style overall instead of just within this one book.