Berlin Wall Essay

Berlin Wall

I am here at the Berlin Wall reporting on a historic day for the German nation. The Berlin Wall, a symbol of oppression and division of the German people for decades, is being torn down. After World War II, the defeated Germany was split evenly between the four Allied powers, the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. Berlin, residing in the far east of Germany, yet being the power center of the country, was also divided at the end of World War II, and became an island of freedom within the East German state. Now as Perestroika has been in effect in the Soviet Union, and Poland has been successful with its Solidarity movement, Germany is once again to be united for the first time since 1945.

The momentous occasion has been precipitated for months by peaceful demonstrations in Berlin, applying tremendous pressure to the leaders of East Germany. Now today, all of the world's focus is here now at the precise point where the most ominous sign of oppression in Europe has haunted the bi-lateral world for half a century.Celebrators have been climbing over the wall, and tearing it apart piece by piece. Realizing the historical significance held in a piece of the Berlin Wall, many seem to be collecting as much of the wall as possible, in hopes of future payoff. The German government will soon begin to tear down the wall using heavy equipment, speeding ahead a shaky period of rediscovery as the one people who have been living in two societies are now expected to reform into a single democratic system, with a single leadership and way of life.

One man speaks of crossing to the West in search of opportunity, choosing to leave his family behind and deciding to send back what money he could. The coming down of the wall means that this man will be reunited with his family after so many years away, a moment of joy. Another reveler tells the story of being whisked away by their parents at….....