Explanation:
the passage says all men and women are equal... and honored are tho who gave up their life for the war
a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g., the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.
He uses emotional language to deliver a message to his mother. The message he is giving across also gives off the idea that other people should appreciate their mothers more and to not take them for granted.