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Absalom, Absalom vs. Light in August Article Analysis

After comparing the Wikipedia articles for Absalom, Absalom and Light in August there are many attributes from the latter that I think could be used to add to the former. Reading the talk pages of both articles helped me to learn where other Wikipedians thought the articles fell short. However, I also noticed that a lot of the comments on the talk page were outdated, as many of the comments were about aspects of the articles that no longer exist, especially for the Light in August article. I suppose that this could be taken to imply that a lot more collaboration has taken place on that article, though.

In order to improve the Absalom, Absalom article, I would first need to contribute add to the intro and plot summary. Considering some comments made on the talk page, it seems like a lot of plot summary was left out. I would want to contribute some of the article subheadings found in the Light in August article. I found the Characters subheading to be particularly helpful in grasping the plot of the novel. Merely reading the summary left me confused. The Themes subheading is also useful in helping the reader understand the novel better. Based on comments on the talk page, some Wikipedians particularly like the Reception subheading that is seen on various novel article pages. I would make sure I added that.

In order to make these additions I would need to research the time period a little, for the reception section, and how people in the time period responded to the book, or perhaps what about the time period the book was commenting on. I would need to read many scholarly articles and book reviews to add a themes section, since I cannot make any assuptions or personal analysis about themes of Wikipedia myself.

I think the article could just use more subheadings to help with organization. Right now, most of the content is written in one big section.