Literary Analysis Of 1 Samuel 17: 1-59

In the poem “ Casey at the bat” and the story of “David and Goliath” a comparison shows that there are many differences in the story and the poem and many similarities. The first similarity between Casey and David is that they both had faith that they would win. David had faith that he would win because David stated “ I’ll knock you down and cut off your head,” this quote shows that David had all faith that he would beat Goliath. Also in the poem “Casey at the bat” Casey had faith that he would win. This is correct because the author stated, “Defiance gleamed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip.” This quote shows that Casey had faith that he would hit the ball by the defiance in Casey’s eye. The next of Casey and David is they both

In Gladwell’s David and Goliath, certain aspects of this iconic story is disregarded, which is why Gladwell states we have interpreted this story wrong. One of the issues Gladwell brings up is that Goliath was ready for close to close combat, but was caught off guard by David’s approach in combat. David instead “reaches down and picks up five smooth stones” as his choice for combat (Gladwell 8). Later on, Gladwell discusses how there was

In this evidence David did not have a sword, shield, spear, or a dagger, but he was sure he could beat Goliath. In addition, another similarity is they are both not what they seem they are. In the poem, Casey is supposedly great at baseball, yet he keeps missing the ball until he gets out. I know this because in “Casey at the Bat” it says, “Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt… Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped–“That ain’t my style,” said

In the poem “Casey at Bat” and story “David and Goliath,” a comparison and contrast will show several differences and similarities between David and Casey. The first similarity between David and Casey is that both of them are very confident in the task that they have to accomplish. Text from “Casey at Bat” 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, No stranger in the crowd could doubt ‘twas Casey at the bat.” “David and Goliath” 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.” “Casey at Bat” explains how Casey was very confident

While David was talking with them, Goliath came out from the line of Philistines and started boasting as usual. David heard him. When the Israelite soldiers saw Goliath, they were scared and ran off... Sir, I have killed lions and bears that way,  I can kill this worthless

In the poem “Casey at Bat” and story “David and Goliath,” a comparison of David and Casey shows differences and similarities. One of the similarities is that they both faced giants. David faced the literal giant Goliath. A verse in the Bible says “The Philistine army had a hero named Goliath who was from the town of Gath and was over nine feet tall.” Casey’s giant was him overcoming his ego. An example of this is, “There was pride in Casey’s bearing and a smile on Casey’s face.” Another similarity is that they had a goal in mind the entire time. David’s goal was to defeat Goliath and bring glory to God. On the other hand Casey’s goal was to win the baseball game. Some examples of this are, “You’ve come out to fight me with a sword and a spear

The text from Casey at Bat says this, “And the former was a lulu and the latter was a cake;”, which isn’t really said anymore, but is more recent than David and Goliath. The text from David and Goliath shows that they were in Bible Times by saying, “King Saul and the Israelite army set up camp on a hill overlooking Elah Valley, and they got ready to fight the Philistine army that was on a hill on the other side of the valley.” The Philistines, Israelites, and King Saul were armies and people from the Bible. The last difference between David and Casey is that David is more confident in God, while David is confident in himself. David knew God would be by his side, because the verses say, “The Lord has rescued me from the claws of lions and bears, and he will keep me safe from the hands of this Philistine.”

Since God's presence follows David, Saul “put a coat of armor on him and a bronze helmet on his head.” (1 Samuel 17:38) The small peasant reaches the cave of his problems which places David directly in front of Goliath. A nine foot giant clashes with a small sheep tender from the town of Bethlehem. The loser of the battle soon became the victors servants which means David needs to defeat Goliath.

In Casey at the Bat an example is where it 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.” This explains that Casey was believed in because they said that they would put money up for Casey to be able to hit and that they believed in him and that they thought he would get a hit if he got a chance. The final difference is that Casey disappointed people and that David made the entire Israelite army happy. An example from David and Goliath is where it says “But the soldiers of Israel and Judah let out a battle cry and went after them as far as Gath and Ekron.” This shows that they were happy because they did something that they had been scared to do and attacked the rest of the army because Goliath wasn’t there

After defeating Goliath, whose head lies at David's feet, he rests his sword by his side. It seems almost impossible that such a young boy as David could have accomplished such a task. The look portrayed on David himself too seems doubtful of the deed, as he glances down towards Goliath?s head at his feet.

In the story David and Goliath there is a great lesson to be learned. The story shows that you should never underestimate your opponent and be prepared for anything. David’s own intellect and knowledge of his own abilities enabled him to become the smaller, but stronger opponent. It all comes down to who is the better leader.

Green states “I want to take one of the classic stories that no one has ever retold and find a way to re-conceive it while still being faithful to the original material, but at the same time exploring the themes, modernizing it in every way” (Douglas). Green chooses to tell the story of David and Goliath because he has always been interested in this story and relating it back to the world we live in. In his series, this is exactly what he does, he retells the story, but keeps the storyline the same, only modernizing the world that they live

On the other hand, David had no armor or protection, no experience, no supply, he was not battle experienced, he was not trained, he was just a shepherd little boy. Both David and Goliath had a confidence, but

King David is known as one of the greatest kings that ever lived. He started out as lowly Sheppard boy to become one of the greatest kings of biblical times. Before David became King of Israel he herded his father’s sheep with his life in the fields; and was said to have killed a lion and a bear protecting them. The Old Testament prophet Samuel anointed David to become King Israel while Saul was still the king of Israel; because Saul was the King that the people wanted and he disobeyed God. David raise to fame began with him stepping up to face the giant Philistine Goliath; when King Saul seems to be fear of the giant. Smith (1933) tell us that,

David, on the other hand, is depicted as a character that is lacking brute strength and weaponry. We are told through the voice of Goliath that he is “only a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance” (1 Samuel 17: 42). It is evident that David is meant to appear as an average kid with no exceedingly superior or spectacular qualities. This simple portrayal of David is significant because it sets in motion the development of realistic empathy from the implied reader towards David. It is important for the implied reader to feel empathetic towards David because even though David kills Goliath in the end, we are meant to view him as a hero, not a murder. Building a connection between the implied reader and David makes this possible.