Ways to Analyze Literature
	You could look at character—why does he or she behave in a certain way? Setting—the language used to describe the scene (say the forest, the wild?) Symbol—what in the text stands for something else? Plot—the action sequence. Were there patterns that repeated? Point of view—the way the story is narrated or told. The authorial intrusions of Krakauer? Theme—a familiar motif (such as coming of age, loss of innocence, quest).