Bricks on the Wall is referring to the Berlin Wall in Germany. In class we had to make up a character as if they were in the East or West of Berlin, Germany. My three characters were on the East. They were separated from there family on the West. Emily a six year old girl writes in a journal during the time from 1961-1989. Tom is a boy who is related to Emily as a brother. He and their cousin Ben like to get over the wall. They told Emily that they got over the wall and seen their family.