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Issues with "Paul's Case" Article

Overview
 * "For example, he enjoys a symphony concert not so much for the music but for the atmosphere: "the lights danced before his eyes and the concert hall blazed into unimaginable splendor."
 * : This is a quote bomb; the placement of it is kind of awkward and has potential to flow much better.

Plot summary
 * Some statements made are directly from the story however there is no proper citation for them which there should be.
 * : for example- "if his father mistook him for a burglar and shot him, or if his dad would recognize him in time."

"he lacks the stamina and ambition to attempt to change his condition."
 * this is not necessarily a factual statement but more so an interpretation of the reader it is also contradicted by a following sentence, "This is because living a prosperous life is Paul's only hope and dream." which shows clear forms of ambition

Evaluating Articles and Sources
Article: "The Storm (short story)" Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Everything in the article pretty much ties back to the overarching themes as well as context of "The Storm"

Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * For the most part, I believe the article is neutral. This is up to the point in which they start discussing marriage.  While I do believe the story was not trying to paint affairs in a negative light, I still feel like both sides of the token should be discussed being that it can be interpreted on both behalves.

Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * One viewpoint I feel was underrepresented was marriage. The article addresses marriage, and speaks about how the story focuses on desire that does not necessarily have to cause an individual their marriage.  However, one important theme that I believe is a chance for conversation are the confines of marriage, and how they can be unnatural which is not something directly addressed.

Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * The links do work, and for most of the sources the claims are supported, however I believe some may be a little bit over embellished or taken out of context.

Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Some of the citations in the article tie directly back to scholarly journals or reflections. However, some are not very reliable at all.  A few of the sources are just discussion pages where people discuss the story and they could be reliable if they're from academics, but there is no indication of that

Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * One thing that someone spoke about in the talk page is that there are other versions or adaptations of the story.

Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Two behind the scenes conversations that stuck out to me were when an individual noted how the symbolism of the color white was left out, as well as how the story made the idea of an affair seem normalized. These two stuck out to me the most because they were left out of the article which was surprising being that these were two very significant themes.  They are related to the article simply due to the fact that, like I said, these were two very apparent themes left out.

How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Wikipedia discusses this topic in a different way than we discussed in class because it focuses more so on how passion and desire do not have to be the end of a marriage rather than how marriage may be unnatural causing an affair to occur. In addition, it did not address some of the symbolism we discussed that may have been significant such ass Alcee grabbing Bobinot's clothing off of the clothesline.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jfitz2 (talk • contribs) 21:30, 4 April 2018 (UTC)