A Literary Analysis. Not. A Book Report.

A literary analysis is an argument about a meaning. As our book Windows to the World states, "It is not a book report, a literary review, or another report that summarizes the plot. It is always an argument." It is a report that answers a question of a subjective prompt. This is almost the exact opposite of a book report! A book report summarizes a book or story's main action or plot. In a book report, the writer implies their personal opinion. Such as who their favorite character is or what the best part of the book was. Along with whether they recommend the story for other readers to read. 

        Both the literary analysis and the book report are required to learn in order for student to complete a high school education, but personally, I would prefer writing neither one. (;