How do i actually analyse a film scene without recounting the events?

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

What is the topic sentence of paragraph 5 of the passage?

An author describes a new character as having hooded eyes wild movements and relentless energy which word best describes the impression other characters would have of the new character