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C/C Meghan Lansford
2Lt Daniel Probert
English 101, T2
27 August 2002
Company K: “Private Stahl”
Breaking a mirror, walking under a ladder, encountering a black cat. All superstitions which supposedly prophesy bad luck. In Private Stahl’s story, the soldiers accidentally drop a bucket into a well; ignorant of the apparent local superstition that dropping a bucket indicates that the owner’s relative is dead. This can be deduced from the old lady’s unreasonably emotional reaction to such a seemingly insignificant occurrence. She was “tearing her hair and beating her breasts.” These are classic expressions of great mourning particularly for a family member. This idea is also supported for the...