Summary VS Analysis

A summary, or a rundown, is a brief paragraph describing and informing the reader of certain elements.

• These Elements are
• Who:     those that are involved 
• What:    the event or topic being covered 
• When:   time period, the era, weather its evening or daytime 
• Where:  how far, the location, type of place
• Why:     the cause
• How:     the process took 

An analysis examines the summary elements to look for their meaning.  

• Certain Context
• Relationships, trends, patterns          
• Roles of people, places, certain objects, situations
• Consequences or results of events, decisions and  the process
• Causes and their effects
• Advantages and disadvantages; gains and losses
• Strengths and weaknesses 

Examples

Summary

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is about a young boy who finds out he is a wizard. He then goes to a special school, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, to learn magic.

Analysis

In Harry Potter and the sorcerer's Stone, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry symbolizes the human desire for someone to learn all the imaginative things that cannot exist.  

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