Berlin Walls
Berlin Walls The Berlin Wall, which was built on August 13, 1961, has many interpretations to it. Brian Ladd explains in his essay “Berlin Walls” that the Berlin Wall was more than just a mere fence. ... It was a wall that “signified all the consequences of the division of Berlin and of Europe” (337). ... One consequence that the Berlin Wall developed was the interpretation of its meaning in the Cold War’s propaganda battle of “antifascist protective rampart” versus “wall of shame” (344). ... ” (345) The art implied desires of breaking through the Wall with paintings of broken walls. ... Even though the East and West were separated by the Berlin Wall, it supposedly signified both division and unity. ... Although the Berlin Wall was known as a national symbol, it was demolished and the rest of the death strip was rebuilt. ... The Berlin Wall brought an immense amount of suffering and many deaths when GDR’s only intention was to divide Germany. Ladd describes the demolishment of the Wall “fitting” in a sense because “Berlin is a city associated with destruction, mainly but not exclusively because of the horrors unleashed from here by Hitler” (357).