Saturday, January 26, 2013

English 102: Summary vs. Analysis

 Summary vs. Analysis

When it comes to the difference between summary and analysis of a story that an author has wrote, a summary is where a reader gives a brief summary of what the story is about. When it comes to an analysis that is where the reader tells you what they learned from the story, what the author was trying to tell, and their point of view, it is sort of like a detailed review. 

Summarizing an article or story is the basic standard it is not very detailed and just goes over the core points or themes in the story rather than expanding upon it. When it comes to analyzing the reader goes into deeper detailed and tries to figure out the underlining message that the author was trying to convey. 

One of my favorite books is “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri, when it comes to summarizing the book it is about a poet by the name of Dante that goes through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven to find his love Beatrice, and he is guided by Vigil. When it comes to analyzing this story it is very detailed and goes through many stages and circles, a reader could also look at this and see the different mindset of the people back in the 14th century compared to the religious views of today.
  
Here is a link that talks about the difference between summarizing and analyzing, it is an article from the writing center at the College of Sequoias: http://writingcenter.cos.edu/2011/11/difference-between-analysis-and-summary/  

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