Casey At The Bat Analysis

Before you attempt to beat the odds, be sure you could survive the odds beating you.” Larry Kerstin.

In the poem “Casey at the Bat” the setting and plot effects the character Casey in different

ways. The poem shows him as being one thing that he really isn't. As the story proceeds the

problem begins to change how he is acting. In the end Casey is not as mighty as he is known to be

or as mighty as he acts.

As mentioned before, Casey is known as something he may not be. In the poem he is supposed to be the one who wins the game for the team. For example “For Casey, mighty Casey,was advancing to bat.” This shows that the fans and his teammates knew he was one of the best players on the team. Casey was their last hope