Casey At The Bat Analysis

In the poem “Casey at the Bat” and story “David and Goliath,” a comparison of David and Casey shows differences and similarities. There was a crowd watching the game or battle in both situations. It say in verse 47 of “David and Goliath” this “Everybody here will see that the Lord doesn’t need swords or spears to save his people.”. And in “Casey at the Bat” it says that “A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The rest Clung to that hope which springs eternal in the human breast; They thought, if only Casey could get but a whack at that – We’d put up even money, now, with Casey at the bat.”. This proves that there was a crowd watching over in both situations. During both stories each main character had a set goal in mind. In “David …show more content…
Both characters were very confident and you know this because of their facial expression and there words. One difference is that Casey was playing baseball. In “Casey at the Bat” it says that “And now the leather–covered sphere came hurtling through the air, And Casey stood a–watching it in haughty grandeur there.”. This shows you that Casey was playing baseball and we know from previous verses that David is not playing baseball. David was killing someone is his story. While in verse 46 it says “Today the Lord will help me defeat you. I’ll knock you down and cut off your head, and I’ll feed the bodies of the other Philistine soldiers to the birds and wild animals.”. That shows that David is going to kill the mighty giant and Casey is just playing baseball and that doesn’t involve killing people. While “Casey at the Bat” Casey struck out. In “Casey at the Bat” it says that “But there is no joy in Mudville – mighty Casey has struck out.”. This shows that Casey has in fact struck out. That will conclude that, when comparing and contrasting the two characters in the poem “Casey at the Bat” and the story “David and Goliath,” the similarities and differences are