Casey And Goliath Compare And Contrast

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Casey and David In the poem “Casey at Bat” and story “David and Goliath,” a comparison of David and Casey shows differences and similarities. The first similarity is that both Casey and David are determined to accomplish their goals. In the “David and Goliath” story, the text says, “ 48 When Goliath started forward, David ran toward him.” Would you have had the determination to let two pitches go like Casey did or to run towards a man that is 3 feet taller than yourself and has a sword that weighs more than you? Another similarity between the two stories is that both Casey and David were confident. David was confident that his God would protect him and Casey was over confident because the text says, “And now the leather–covered sphere came The first difference is that Casey is cocky but david is not. Casey is so cocky when goes up to bat, the text says, “And when, responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, No stranger in the crowd could doubt ‘twas Casey at the bat.” If Casey hadn’t been so cocky and used his first two opportunities, his team may have won, however David was calm and prepared to fight this battle. The second difference between the two stories is that Casey was important before the story and David was not. Casey was already popular before the story, the text says, “They thought, if only Casey could get but a whack at that – We’d put up even money, now, with Casey at the bat.” In the story David and Goliath, David was just a shepherd boy, nothing important. The last difference was that David was trustworthy but Casey was not. In the story David and Goliath, the text says, “20 David obeyed his father. He got up early the next morning and left someone else in charge of the sheep; then he loaded the supplies and started off,” David obeyed his father and then killed Goliath. Casey thought that he could carry the team to victory, obviously not. In conclusion, there are many similarities and differences between the two stories, David and Goliath and Casey at the Bat, you just

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