Summary: A brief statement or account of the main points of something.
Analysis: a. a detailed examination of the
elements or structure of a substance, etc. b. a statement of the result
of this. “Taking something apart and then
putting it back together by figuring out how the parts make up a meaningful
whole” (Maimon et. al 123).
In a literary analysis paper you want to write about your ideas about the the work of literature you are reading. You want to interpret the meaning, context, or representations based on specific words, passages, characters, and events. After reading the entire work of literature, you can begin to annotate very briefly and begin your paper by identifying the thesis and addressing the main points of the story. The summary should be a short introduction to the paper. An analysis paper should mainly focus on breaking down the causes of events from your perspective that can be refuted. Finding a pattern in the literature and inferring the meaning or the significance of the events will help the reader get a sense of what conclusions you are drawing from a partcular part of the story. The patterns of the text you have chosen for analysis will be how you will develop your thesis. The more insightful your observations the stronger you thesis will be. The interpretations of your observations is what will draw your conclusions or thesis. There have been countless amounts of interpretations and conclusions drawn from Alice in Wonderland. Was Alice in a subconscious state of trying to find answers to the heart of her own destiny and existence? Was she in a drug induced state of confusion of the ups and downs of life? Or was the story of Alice falling down the rabbit hole a metaphor for losing control of one's life, and chasing after what you believe will be your salvation or purpose? There are many different theories of what the main ideas or thesis is of Alice in Wonderland. An analysis paper should have argument or proposal that can in fact be relevant to a certain degree. The paper should not just be a description or summary of events that happens in the story. A good analytical paper should be thought out to a point that people may actually think that what you are trying to get across to the reader could be right or a valid conclusion.
Works Cited
Arron, Jane E. "The Little, Brown Essential Handbook" Writing in Disciplines. Pearson Education,Inc. 7th
edition. 2011.
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