The Haunting Mystery of the Yellow Wallpaper

"The Yellow Wallpaper" is a short story written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1892. It explores the mental state of the main character, a woman who is struggling with postpartum depression. The story is told through a series of journal entries written by the woman as she describes her experience while being confined to a room with yellow wallpaper.

The woman becomes increasingly obsessed with the patterns on the yellow wallpaper, seeing a trapped woman trying to break free. This hallucination reflects her own feelings of being trapped and oppressed in her life, particularly by her husband and societal expectations of women during that time period.

As the story progresses, the woman's mental state deteriorates further, and she becomes more fixated on the wallpaper, eventually leading to a chilling and haunting conclusion.

The character's descent into madness and her struggle for freedom make "The Yellow Wallpaper" a powerful and thought-provoking work that continues to resonate with readers today.