How did the Berlin wall affect East and West Berlin differently?

When the
Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961, it effectively created two Berlins. For the residents of
West Berlin, the construction of this wall served to make them feel more isolated from the
outside world than before. They were unable to freely travel by land to nearby parts of their
own city and neighboring parts of their country. They could only travel to West Germany by a
limited selection of routes. This reality resulted in imparting on West Berliners a sense of
isolation. They also lived with the anxiety that should direct conflict between the Societ Bloc
and the West occur, they would be trapped on the front lines. However, as an island of democracy
surrounded by a sea of communism, West Berliners saw themselves as a symbol of freedom. Many
highly public demonstrations of freedom took place with the wall as a backdrop.

For East Berliners, the Berlin Wall became more than a symbol. Before the wall's
construction, people in East Berlin had the possibility of escape across to the...

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