El Otro árbol de Guernica: resumen, temas, simbolos etc.

#elotroarboldeguernica es una novela en la que se tratan muchos temas de A level: la Guerra Civil española y sus horrores, identidad nacional etc. In this resource, you have two great resources covering most aspects of the novel. For example, students will be able to read three texts about the novel “El otro árbol de Guernica” and then they have to respond to comprehension questions for A level Spanish. The answers are provided at the back.
“EL otro árbol de Guernica” is a novel that delves into the symbology of the Spanish civil war. The historic context of the war serves as a backdrop and it becomes one of the main themes explored in the book, especially in section 1. The novels main themes are analysed in section 2. Throughout the novel, the author uses various symbols to represent different aspects of the war and its aftermath, which are explored in section 3.
One of the central symbols in the novel is the Guernica tree, which represents the resilience of the Basque people in the face of adversity. The tree survived the bombing of Guernica during the war and became a symbol of hope for the people who lived there.