Article Evaluation:
Overall, all the information on the article was very relevant, but I thought the character list should have listed just the principal characters. I felt distracted by the overwhelming number of characters and descriptions when only a group of them were principal in the story. However, I thought more detail on the plot summary and Morison's background could have been included because both sections felt very short.
The article is very neutral, I did not perceive any bias or opinion on the book or its message. I think the viewpoints are accurately represented as well.
After checking a variety of citations, all the links worked and the sources were reliable, credible, and supported the claims in the article. The sources refrained from bias and were very legitimate. There was an issue with not a sufficient number of "inline citations" as seen in the talk page, but I didn't identify this issue when looking at the article.
The most recent information, particularly on the censorship section, comes from 2016, thus it is very up to date. The only thing would be adding in any information on censorship accounts or any significant acclaim or criticism of the book in the past year.
There aren't many conversations, but the main one focuses on the censorship portion of the article and making sure the examples are accounted for. Also, there was an issue with the image of the title of the book being utilized.
Wikipedia discusses the topic from a much more objective and factual standpoint. In class, we discussed the article with a critical eye and brought in our own opinions, whereas the article only emphasizes all the facts about the book.
Toni Morrison has been one of the most important African American novelists of the 20th century.[5] While Morrison's work has been deemed controversial, it has received a variety of prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize.[6] What makes Morrison's writing "authentic" is that it draws upon her experience growing up in a black, working class family that upheld a strong appreciation for black culture in the Midwest during the 1930s.[5] The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature points to the fact that Morrison's work "blends the realistic detail of black families and neighborhoods in an Ohio town that resembles her birthplace" as a way to convey her encounters with racism, white oppression, "violence within the black community" and "exploitation of blacks by other blacks".[7]