Summary Vs. Analysis

    I used an article to get all of my information about an analysis and a summary: Analysis Vs. Summary. A summary is a brief explanation that tells what happens in order of the events taking place. It includes: who is involved, what events are occurring, when they took place, and where they took place. You know you are summarizing when you're stating something that is obvious to the reader or viewer. However, it is important that when writing a summary you do not give to much away. A summary is basically an observation. So you want to write an overview of the book without giving away details or surprises. The downfall of writing a summary is that you can't argue it, it's just an overview of the text without an evaluation of what you read. 
     On the other hand, an analysis is an inference. An analysis breaks a large topic into smaller pieces to create a better understanding. This includes getting to the root on the text by evaluating: relationships, trends, patterns, situations, and strengths and weaknesses. By writing an analysis you are creating an argument, which is important. Writing an analysis explores the main idea in a text and explains in detail what was said about the book. When writing an analysis it is important to ask yourself: why is that a significant part of the text? 
     I found a summary of an old childhood favorite book of mine called, "The Giving Tree." I found this summary on a website: The Giving Tree Book Summary. "The story revolves around the love given by the tree to the little boy who was always coming to the tree to find a place to rest and eat, and one day, when he grew older the tree sacrificed itself to help him make a boat to set in the sea, but after many years the boy returned.  He aged a lot and he saw the tree stump; it told him that it can’t offer him anything anymore. The kid then tells it that he wants somewhere to rest and sit, and that’s where the cut tree said to him “I can  be a good place to sit and rest”, this is what The Giving Tree story is all about." 

     http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/10/15/fingerprint-tree-guest-book/