Literary Analysis vs. Book Report

Many differences separate a book report from a literary analysis paper. In a book report you are essentially retelling the story but in a more condensed way. On the other hand, with a literary analysis paper you are dissecting apart the paper to see what techniques are used within the work by the author. Also in an analysis you are not retelling the story because the reader is suppose to have already read the original story. In a report however, you are simple condensing the story as if you were retelling it to someone who is not familiar with the work already. in the end, these are both quite different but effective at achieving their separate purposes.