How to write your report:
STEP ONE
Research the author’s background/biography and other work as this can give insight into the author’s perspective and bias.
STEP TWO
Summarize the plot (story line). Identifying essential plot points (main problem/conflict, climax and resolution) will help you to analyze, interpret and explain the story.
STEP THREE
Identify the setting, i.e., when and where a story takes place.
STEP FOUR
Identify the narrator, who is telling the story? Is it one of the characters (first person narrator) or an omniscient, objective narrator (third person narrator)?