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Thus, a blazing spear, a sword of flame, a bow, or a sheaf for arrows, seen in the midnight sky, prefigured Indian warfare. Pestillence was known to have been foreboded by a shower of crimson light.
What really caught my eye was the sword of flame. This symbol, to me, referred to the flaming sword wielded by the Cherub Jophiel who banishes Adam and Eve from paradise for picking and eating the forbidden fruit from Genesis 3:24. The banishment of Adam and Eve can also be related to Arthur and Hester since they to indulged in a forbidden fruit of sorts. Pearl could very well be the Cherub that is guarding them from entering back into paradise which can be related to being accepted back into society and relieving the stress of carrying a secret.
The last sentence is a foreshadow foretelling that bad things are to come after a meteor with an emanating red light about it. The crimson coloring of the meteor is interpreted by society as bad and the same thoughts are applied to Hester with her scarlet letter.
Interesting connection here. Flaming sword/angels/forbidden fruit.
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