What is the narrator mean when he says it is better to lose. one's life than one's. spirit

Read this passage: i think of you daily, my darling, especially when it’s dark and the other men in the foxhole become silent. i like to pretend that the gunfire is a fireworks display and that you are here with me to enjoy it. who is the intended audience for this passage? a. the writers girlfriend at home b. the writers fellow soldiers c. the writers mother and father d. the writers commanding officer

What is the central idea in this advice from branch rickey to jackie robinson?  

What makes the literal, word-for-word translation of the metamorphosis hard to read?