Literary Analysis in 60 Seconds

You're going to be writing an essay about the novel The Namesake, which means that you'll be writing a literary analysis. Completely unfamiliar with the idea or practice of literary analysis? Check out this PowerPoint from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University (their site is a great source of information about college writing).
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/litanalysis.ppt