User:Rafahorle/Evaluate an Article

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I'm evaluating an article on one of my favorite authors, Clarice Lispector.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I first learned of Clarice Lispector during my 10th-grade Portuguese class. Her short stories were sprinkled in our syllabus, and I always looked forward to reading and discussing them. Her main characters, who, for the most part, were women, felt like women that I knew and related to. Although I studied much of Lispector's work for my IB Higher Level Portuguese course in high school, I didn't know much about her personal life until I read her Wikipedia article. After reading about her monotonous and lonely life as the wife of a Brazilian ambassador abroad, her characters made much more sense. I could see Clarice's personal life reflected in Lorí's attachment to Ulisses in An Apprenticeship or the Book of Pleasures or in Ana's dissatisfaction with domestic life in my favorite short story by her, Amor.

Evaluate the article
The article's first sentence offers a concise overview of who Clarice Lispector was. The rest of the lead gives essential information about her roots and the reason for her notability. While the lead does not explicitly outline the rest of the article, it does provide a quick summary of Lispector's life. It includes a table of content outlining the sections of the report. The article's content is relevant as it discusses her personal and professional life. However, since Lispector is one of Brazil's most famous authors, the article should add a section about her legacy and the impact of her work in Brazilian culture. Moreover, considering the common use of her work in schools and universities, it should also include the opinions of scholars on the themes of her novels and why they are so important. The article's tone is neutral and does not appear to be biased or persuasive, and is easy to read.

While the article's organization is good, the structure needs improvement. The sections about her work need revision. Rather than labeling the section as her "Final Years," a title such as "Career." is better. Additionally, the division of the subsections is by the books she released but often include misplaced facts about her personal life while she was writing said books. While, in some instances, the information potentially gives the reader insight into the inspiration of her writing, it is usually simply random facts about her. Each subsection is around the same length, but her most influential novels should be more descriptive than her lesser-known work. The sections about Laços de FamÍlia or Água Viva are underrepresented. The article only includes a picture of Clarice and another of her statue. Both images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations, are well placed, and have a short description that needs expansion. For instance, the picture of Lispector's statue says, "Statue of Lispector in Recife." A reader is left wondering things such as "Where in Recife? When was it erected?"

The article is well researched and includes information mainly current and from reliable sources such as The New York Times and The Atlantic. Moreover, the sources are diverse and include opinion pieces, biographies, and book reviews. Furthermore, the article consists of many Brazilian sources since Lispector has more notoriety in her home country. The Talk page proves the editors of the page prioritized including reliable information. For example, one of the editors wasn't sure of the spelling of Clarice's original Polish name and asked if anyone had any trustworthy data on the topic. The Talk page was a collaborative space where editors shared their opinions, asked for help, and responded to suggestions and feedback. Lastly, it is part of five WikiProjects and is rated B class, ranging from high to low importance, in all of them.

The article is well-developed but not fully developed, considering the impact and importance of Clarice Lispector. Overall, the article includes useful and respectable information on Clarice Lispector. The article's strengths lay in its reliability, conciseness, and use of various sources. On the other hand, more needs to be written about her works, and the subsections need to be more organized and should not include random facts for the sake of having them. Lastly, it would benefit the article to include more images with more descriptive subtitles.