You can create variable that starts by # or ; character.
I don't think that you can do what you want with the ConfigParser module. The best that you can do is I believe to insert comments in between sections, with a code similar to the one you currently use.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.