His head is unnaturally turned painfully as he clings to a broken sword with his other arm. I must say that he was most likely a soldier who died in battle. His broken sword represents his attempt to fight against the German and Italian engines of modern warfare. However, the fight he supported was unfortunately not enough to influence the outcome of the bombing of Guernica. It is a powerful image for him that symbolizes as a sign of defeat. However, if you look closely, there is a flower drawn very lightly above the sword, almost imperceptible. I thought this was an interesting feature of the painting added by Picasso as most of the drawings depicted chaos, desperation or pain, but this tiny flower above the soldier's severed arm is a subtle symbol of hope. Although the flower is very faint, it is very significant and symbolizes the possibility that there is hope in the future despite all the destruction that has currently been