The Yellow Wallpaper

"The Yellow Wallpaper," a novella by Charlotte Perkins Gilman published in 1890, follows a young woman's disturbing journey into madness following the birth of her child. Prescribed a "rest cure" by her well-meaning but misguided husband, John, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the peculiar yellow wallpaper in their summer rental, situated in a colonial mansion. Through this haunting narrative, Gilman powerfully critiques the detrimental effects of a woman's loss of autonomy on her mental and emotional health.