Saving Private Ryan

Light and Dark- when its light out the men were fighting. When it was dark they were usually talking to each other about their lives back home. ex: the soldier who was talking about how he always pretended to be asleep when his mom came home and he didnt know why he did that.
silence and noise-when the seargant was thinking there was silence,this happened when there was a bomb and he couldnt hear so it seemed like everyone around him was quiet.
clean and dirty- The men that are still alive are clean because they are healthy and dont have a major wound that is bleeding everywhere. The men that are dead are dirty because they have been very badly wounded and have blood all over them and some are missing body parts.
ex: the guy at the beginning whose guts are spilling out of his body
youth and maturity-At the beginning of the movie the translator was very afraid to fight and would not kill anyone. He was just there to be a translator, I dont think he was prepared to fight. At the end of the movie he ordered around some of the German soldiers and killed the guy that killed some of his friends.
The dead soldier- the soldier that was talking about his mom and how he never talked to her he pretended he was asleep represents all the mothers at home who have lost their son/sons at war and will never have the chance to talk to them again.
The flag- Represents all the men that have died. When the soldiers die their mothers all get a flag to show that they served in the army and to show all the bravery and courage they showed.
manhood- At the end of the movie the translator finally shows some bravery and courage by shooting the guy and standing up to the Germans.
self preservation-At the beginning the translator was so scared and was always hiding and not getting involved in the fighting.At the end he no longer was so worried about his life and took a chance and actually killed a guy.
disregard for human life-All of them care about the lives of their soldiers, but they know in order to win and to save the lives of more of their men they must be willing to give up their life and the lives of the other soldiers.
Courage-I think all of the men in the movie showed courage at some point. They were all willing to risk their lives to save Ryan and then when they found him and could have gone home they stayed instead to help fight another battle.