Letters from the Iron Curtain

Write a series of letters from a person living behind the Iron Curtain to a loved one in the West.

Family and friends were often separated by the Iron Curtain, the ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into East and West. This prompt compels you to explore the personal repercussions of this divide: loneliness, homesickness, fear, bitterness, and hope. Unpack deep-seated emotions, cultural changes, and political pressures that affect daily lives in this unique format.