There are a few similarities and differences in this comparison of the poem “Casey at the Bat” and “David and Goliath”. The first similarity of these two passages is they were both very confident in themselves. For example, in “Casey at the Bat” it says, ”There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile on Casey’s face. And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat.” Casey is confident because he has pride and confidence in himself when he goes up to bat. Meanwhile, in “David and Goliath,” verse 46 states, ”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.” David is confident because he believes that the …show more content…
Lord will protect him and help him defeat Goliath. A second way that David and Casey are similar is that they both had a crowd cheering for them. In “Casey at the Bat,” the text says, ”Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt. Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip.” People cheered Casey on because his run would have the potential to win the game. A quote from the “David and Goliath” story reveals, “the soldiers of Israel and Judah let out a battle cry and went after them as far as Gath and Ekron. The bodies of the Philistines were scattered all along the road from Shaaraim to Gath and Ekron.” David’s people cheered for him because Goliath’s death freed the city. Third, David and Casey are both cocky in dealing with their situation.
For example, in “Casey at the Bat” it states, ”Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped–“That ain’t my style,” said Casey. “Strike one,” the umpire said.” This reveals Casey’s cockiness since his high opinion of himself with no concern for the pitcher causes him to watch too many pitches and strike out, losing the game for his team. In “David and Goliath,” verse 34 and 35, the article expresses, ”Your Majesty, I take care of my father’s sheep. And when one of them is dragged off by a lion or a bear, 35 I go after it and beat the wild animal until it lets the sheep go. If the wild animal turns and attacks me, I grab it by the throat and kill it.” This shows that David is cocky because he thinks Goliath is like a wild animal and says he can beat anything, including him. Casey and David are similar in a few ways, but they are also both different. For example, Casey was unsuccessful in his situation, but on the other hand, David was successful in beating and killing Goliath. The “Casey at the Bat” poem says, ”But there is no joy in Mudville – mighty Casey has struck out.” This proves that Casey was unsuccessful because he did not hit the homerun that his team needed to win the …show more content…
game. Plus, he struck out, which makes everything worse. In “David and Goliath”, the chronicle explains, ”50 David defeated Goliath with a sling and a rock. He killed him without even using a sword. 51 David ran over and pulled out Goliath’s sword. Then he used it to cut off Goliath’s head.” The quote proved that David was successful because he killed Goliath with his slingshot and chopped off Goliath's head with his own sword. Another difference between the two characters is that Casey let his team and fans down, whereas David was a hero to all. In “Casey at the Bat” the text reveals, ”But there is no joy in Mudville.” This shows that Casey disappointed people because it says exactly that “there is no joy,” which means that they were let down.
In “David and Goliath” in verse 52 it says, ”But the soldiers of Israel and Judah let out a battle cry and went after them as far as Gath and Ekron. The bodies of the Philistines were scattered all along the road from Shaaraim to Gath and Ekron.” This proves David did not let people down because the soldiers let out a battle cry and cheered for him when they were going after the Philippines. Finally, Casey and David both have completely different situations. In “Casey at the Bat” it explains, ”The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play… For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.” That quote shows that Casey’s situation involved him being his team’s last hope for a win. In David and Goliath it states, ”Goliath went out and shouted to the army of Israel: Why are you lining up for battle? I’m the best soldier in our army, and all of you are in Saul’s army. Choose your best soldier to come out and fight me! 9 If he can kill me, our people will be your
slaves. But if I kill him, your people will be our slaves. 10 Here and now I challenge Israel’s whole army! Choose someone to fight me!” This evidence from the story shows that the city of Israel is in danger from the Philippines and their leader Goliath. It is up to David to defeat and kill Goliath or else his city will be enslaved. Trying to win a baseball game and trying to protect a city from a horrible man who wants to enslave it, are two very different things. The characters Casey and David had multiple similarities, such as they both had confidence, support and cockiness. They also had differences in their success, emotions, and situations.
In the poem, “Casey at the bat”, and the story “David and Goliath, a comparison of David and Casey shows differences and similarities. The first similarity I will be talking about is the fact that both their towns(or teams) are counting on them. In “Casey at the Bat” Casey’s home team is counting on him to get a home so they can win the game. I know this because it says “It knocked upon the mountain and recoiled upon the flat, For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.” in Casey at the bat. This means that everyone in his town is sure that Casey will not get out like the others before him, and they are counting on him to score. In “David and Goliath”, Goliath says “ Choose your best soldier to come out and fight me! 9 If he can kill
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For instance, the audience cheered for Casey, making them come off as responsible for his overwhelming pride. Also, he purposely missed the first ball. In stanza 5 it says, “Then from 5,000 throats...For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.” Next, as Casey advanced to the bat, the way he acted showed hubris. In stanza 6 it states, “There was ease in Casey’s manner...No stranger in the crowd could doubt ‘twas Casey at the bat.” As explained in the quote, Casey acted very confidently as he walked over with a smile on his face and not visibly showing any nervousness. If anything, the cheers from the audience made him feel less nervous and more confident, leading everyone to believe that he would win the game. Knowing that, it only shows that he was being cocky.
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