Summary V.S. Analysis

To me the difference between a summary and analysis is clear. If I were to summarize a book, I would simply tell what happened in the book in a small, vague way than in the book. However, if I were to analyze the book, I would state my take of the book. As it's said, an analysis raises an argument about a certain idea of a book, from a certain perspective. Not everyone will agree with it, and that's what makes it an analysis. For example: a short summary of a book I recently read, Cure by Robin Cook would be:
In the book, Cure by Robin Cook, the main character, Ben, the owner of a stem cell research company, kills a man in China looking for research notes of his assistant Satoshi. He then smuggles Satoshi into the US because having him on board will boost his company's value. Satoshi then gets murdered by the Yakuza crime family, and Ben tries to cover his tracts of being assioated with him, as he was in this conuntry illeagally, and his company will fall. Ben at the very end, gets extradited to China and is presumed eventually killed in China for the murder of the man in China.
  This is a clear and concise summary of the book in about 3 sentences. It raises no questions, nor begins any arguments, but simply states facts. Anyone who reads the book couldn’t argue with these facts, and that's what makes it a summary. If I were to do an analysis about the book, any individual would be able to argue with me about my take of the book.
In the book, Cure the author, Robin Cook, clearly wished to express that if you’re a greedy individual, you will get what's coming to you. He illustrates this by painting a greedy CEO killing another human simply for the monetary gain of his company and eventually turning his back on the person that helped his company gain its status.
This analysis could potentially raise an argument from individuals reading it who may not agree with the idea that I have of the story, which makes it an analysis.

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