Casey And Goliath Comparison

In the poem, “Casey at the Bat,” and the story, “David and Goliath,” Casey and David have numerous similarities and differences. Obviously, the first similarity is that Casey and David both have some major issues. As the article proves, “23 While David was talking with them, Goliath came out from the line of Philistines and started boasting as usual. David heard him. 24 When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were scared and ran off.” Meanwhile in the story of, “Casey at the Bat,” Casey has the game in his hands. Now, these are both major issues because of no one will fight Goliath then all of his people and his nation will fall into slavery. However, Casey is also in a stressful situation. He is the person who determines if his team …show more content…
As it says in the story, “32 “Your Majesty,” he said, “this Philistine shouldn’t turn us into cowards. I’ll go out and fight him myself!” In the story, “Casey at the Bat,” though Casey acts arrogant and cocky like he already knows he’s going to hit a homerun. In the quote from, “David and Goliath,” David spoke forcefully and he directly asked to defeat a giant without quivering which shows confidence. And all of Casey’s cockiness shows that he is way over confident in himself. Another, resemblance in David’s and Casey’s character is that they are both courageous. I know throughout the entire story of, “Casey at the Bat,” Casey thinks he’s invincible, but he stood up in front of an entire crowd knowing that they were all depending on him. Not only that, but David also presented bravery when he said, “32 “Your Majesty,” he said, “this Philistine shouldn’t turn us into cowards. I’ll go out and fight him myself!” They both display that they’re courageous because it takes abundant courage to stand up and try to hit the ball in front of a dependant crowd. It takes even more courage to kill someone twice your size, even though you could fail or even die. Now, the first difference is that obviously David succeeds and