Casey at the Bat: Cause and effect.

Authors Note: In the story Casey at the Bat  there was a very obvious cause and effect, so knowing this I thought it would be a good topic to analyze. I pretty much had a easy time writing this.

It’s the biggest game in Mudville, the final inning is up and the score is not looking to good in the story Casey at the Bat. Mudville losing by two at this point, all they needed was to get Casey at the bat. Two teammates struck out and two hit line drives to receive a single and a double! Finally, they’ve put Casey at the bat. The crowd roared and cheered because they all knew Casey could easily win the game! He stepped up to the plate soaking up the attention. He let the first and second ball go because that wasn’t his “style”. Casey began to get cocky with his abilities and start to show off. He had two strikes, would he make it three?

As you can see Casey was very arrogant and stuck up. He thought he was so much better then everyone thought and he could hit any ball. Making a scene and waiting till the last strike to try and hit the ball. In result Casey ends up with a swing, and a miss! His arrogance left him with the whole town aggravated, disappointed, and cheerless. There are many different scenarios that could have drastically changed the outcome of this game. Casey could have tried to hit it each time he would have had a way better chance of winning the game. Or maybe if he just could lose his self-centeredness for a few minutes to win the game not only for himself but for the town and his team. If Casey would have played differently the effect on the game would have been different.