I think that the lightning is the two boys and their strong friendship. The thunder symbolizes the people who are against these two boys being friends. By sayubg "lightning brilliant as a sword should blaze the path of thunder" it means that their friendship is strong enough to block out any racial comments.
Lightning and Thunder
I think that the lightning is the two boys and their strong friendship. The thunder symbolizes the people who are against these two boys being friends. By sayubg "lightning brilliant as a sword should blaze the path of thunder" it means that their friendship is strong enough to block out any racial comments.