A woman stricken with postpartum depression is taken to an old house for rest. When her physician husband leaves her in a room with old deteriorating yellow wallpaper, she begins to get lost in it's patterns. In hallucinating disturbing images in the paper, she begins her descent into madness. This short story was written in 1892 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Adapted for the screen by Ethan Zahr, and Lance Dunn. The story examines the toll of isolation that women felt in an era of very little medical knowledge in dealing with mental health. When treatment that was believed to help, would actually make the problem worse.

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This short story was written in 1892 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Adapted for the screen by Ethan Zahr, and Lance Dunn. The story examines the toll of isolation that women felt in an era of very little medical knowledge in dealing with mental health. When treatment that was believed to help, would actually make the problem worse.

THE YELLOW WALLPAPER