The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman · 1892 · Short Story

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This work powerfully explores a protagonist's psychological breakdown and descent into madness, driven by confinement and internal struggle, with the horror stemming from her deteriorating mental state.

What it is

A woman suffering from postpartum depression is confined to a room with hideous yellow wallpaper as part of her "rest cure." Her isolation and lack of mental stimulation lead to a terrifying descent into madness, as she becomes obsessed with the patterns in the wallpaper.

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Widdershins· 1911↓ open

Gilman's story, like "Widdershins," depicts a character's unraveling sanity through subtle, internal psychological horror, where the perceived supernatural elements are deeply intertwined with their mental state.

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