M.R.+Struck+by+bear

This line says:

Lightning or the bear.

This line made me wonder if the author was trying to make a comparison between lightning and a bear. Both are treacherous, both are large in mass, both can be scary, but if wary of these things, you can avoid getting hurt from them. Bears could be symbolizing a big danger, but also protection. Lightning could strike on one person alone, or it could hit more than one person or building, but it is also such a wonder to watch the loud cracks of blazing brightness take over the sky. Bears and lightning, when you really think about it, could have much more in common that you would realize, some of these points I have covered and others I can just theorize about.