Analyzing 39-59

I didn't know analyzing something involved so much. I don't understand if analyzing has a right or wrong answer or if it just my opinion. When William Safire analyzes "A Spirit Reborn", it sounds like he knows exact facts, not stating his own opinion. When I analyze something, I just talk about what I see and read. "When you interpret something, you explain what you think it means." So I guess that answers my question. However, what if you interpret something completely wrong? So i use resources from the text and outside sources. Analyzing texts seems like it's similar to doing a research paper. My senior year, I had a teacher named Mr. Funk who taught my class how to annotate texts. So i can ask myself what certain things mean then state my opinion. "Having read the text carefully, think about what you find most interesting or intriguing and why." So don't analyze word for word, I will only point out what is most appealing to me.