In general you want to be a bit more concise in forming a thesis statement. Usually you should shoot for between 1 and 2 sentences summarizing your argument in a concise way so that it is easily understandable to the reader. I would take what you have written and look for your main argument and try and put that in 1 to 2 sentences.
Answer:
They mention the siren and how they must be quiet because the the 'dawn patrol' aren't walking yet. When they left their living unit, Michael looked left and right, worried about the 'threat in the shadows.'
Explanation:
You can tell they seem a little fearful.
Im pretty sure is the last one
A literal translation of a text is when you translate in a so called word-for-word manner, that is, you take the most general denotation of a word and translate it in such a manner. In it, hidden meanings are avoided and because of that literal translation is often highly inaccurate because it does not transfer meaning properly, only lexical items.
