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''' "The Power" Article Growth '''

Considering the article has no sections created, we will have to develop our own. The article is missing both content and citations which we will need to provide. Many books on Wikipedia have sections such as plot, interpretations, and reception sections in their respective articles. I believe we should at least do the sections for plot and reception. I am interested in working on the reception section.

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http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1474885104045913

Rodkeys (talk) 05:25, 6 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Here is a useful template I found on the WikiProject Novel's project page. We could use this to guide our page to meet Wikipedia standards. There is also a lot of other good resources on the project page on how to structure our article. I'll copy and paste the template below. Also the assignment didn't specify where exactly to put them but it looks like Sydney has placed her edit on the user page. I think her topic choice would work well in the Adaptation section of the template. I'd be interested in writing about the plot, genre, and/or development history. I'm having a hard time finding other sources since this book is relatively new.


 * I like having this template! I found an article that discusses how each character represents an aspect of society, such as media, crime and religion.  I wonder if I did the major themes portion, especially with already being interested in one of those.  I think doing the plot section and the sections on literary significance/explanation of title would be helpful too! Scvalde (talk) 19:57, 6 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Actually, I'm second guessing whether or not I should do all the major themes, which I think is 4, since our writing should only be 6-8 sentences long. I think the plot is important and the themes are too, but I' not sure how to break it up. Scvalde (talk) 16:10, 8 February 2018 (UTC)


 * For the sources assignment, I put the citation and comment on my main sandbox page, but I'll place it here too.

-I want to discuss how the use of media to portray the women's power can show a bias when it comes to the portrayals of givers and receivers of violence. In reference to Berns' essay, I would like to tie in the societal perspective of sexual violence and how that relates to men and women respectively. Scvalde (talk) 18:30, 8 February 2018 (UTC) Berns, Nancy. “Degendering The Problem And Gendering The Blame.” Gender & Society, vol. 15, no. 2, 1 Apr. 2001, pp. 262–281.
 * After discussing with the group, I will be working on the plot summary portion of the article instead of the themes section.

The Power is a 2016 science fiction novel by the British writer Naomi Alderman.[1] Its central premise is women developing the ability to release electrical jolts from their fingers,[2] thus leading them to become the gender role].[3].

Overview
The Power depicts a world where women discover their ‘power’ to injure or kill others by exerting electricity through their fingertips. In a reversal of gender roles, women have become dominant over men. The Power focuses on the main characters of Allie, Roxy, Margot and Tunde and chronicles their relationship to the growing power of women. In leading up to a catastrophic event, the novel explores the potential power dynamics of a matriarchal society and the subsequent backlash from men wanting to gain power.

Characters

 * Allie Montgomery-Taylor is young girl who uses her power to kill her abusive foster father. She retreats to a convent where she becomes a religious figure named ‘Mother Eve.’


 * Roxy Monke is the young daughter of a London mob boss and is a witness to her mother’s murder. She meets with Mother Eve at the convent to seek help in strengthening her powers and ends up becoming Mother Eve’s confidante.


 * Margot Cleary is a politician and advocate for training young girls on how to properly use their power. She creates the North Star Girls Camps across the country as part of her advocacy.


 * Tunde Edo is a journalist who documents the growing power of women across the globe through photographs and videos. He first gains recognition by posting one of the first videos of women using their power online


 * Jocelyn Cleary is the daughter of Margot Cleary and experiences difficulties when using her power. Despite her difficulties, Jocelyn is able to awaken her mother’s power.


 * Tatianna Moskalev s the former first lady of Moldova. After killing her husband, she takes over the role of president and reconstitutes Moldova as a matriarchal country called Bessapara.


 * Neil Adam Armon is the fictional author of The Power and a member of The Men’s Writers Association. Neil reaches out to Naomi Alderman through letters to discuss her thoughts on his book.

Development history
~history of the novel's development, if available (e.g., Things Fall Apart)~

Publication history
~*year, country, publisher ISBN 1234567890, Pub date DD Month Year, binding~

Explanation of the novel's title
~Explain the novel's title if it's not immediately obvious (e.g., Things Fall Apart)~

Literary significance and reception
The book, backed up by critics’ reviews and awards, was broadly regarded as significant work of women’s literature. The Washington Post reviewer Ron Charles praised the novel as “one of those essential feminist works that terrifies and illuminates, enrages and encourages.”

The Power was the winner of the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2017. The novel was also featured fourth in The 10 Best Books of 2017 list by The New York Times. The Guardian’s deputy literary editor Justine Jordan praised the book by stating “it’s also endlessly nuanced and thought-provoking, combining elegantly efficient prose with beautiful meditations on the metaphysics of power, possibility and change.”

Despite the immersive and gripping writing throughout the book, the novel was publicly criticized. The New York Times Book Review contributor Amal El-Mohtar criticized the book for worldbuilding and philosophical inconsistencies.

Awards and nominations
In June 2017, The Power won the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.[4][5] The book was also named by The New York Times as one of the 10 Best Books of 2017.[6] In December 2017, former U.S. President Barack Obama named The Power as one of his favorite books of 2017.[7]

Adaptations
The novel is set to be turned into a long-running, global television series, after the Broadcasting Rights]] to Naomi Alderman’s work were acquired by Jane Featherstone in an 11-way auction.[8] Along with being the series' writer, Alderman will also be a producer.[9] The series intends to portray the characters' storylines from the book, while also exploring the characters' lives beyond the established narrative.[9]

Peer Review
The plot encompasses the book but it is a little jumbled and hard to read. Maybe breaking it up into sections so that the reader can follow along would be best because it is futuristic/very different than what most people are used to. Or sections for the separate characters that would help us follow their storylines and how they interact with each other would be good. Either way, we currently get the general overview so pushing that a bit more and making everything explicitly clear would be one way to tweak it.Kennedke (talk) 18:54, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the advice! Scvalde (talk) 00:30, 1 March 2018 (UTC)