The Yellow Wallpaper

A woman suffering from postpartum depression is taken to a secluded estate by her husband, who prescribes rest and forbids her from working or writing. Confined to an upstairs room with yellow wallpaper, she becomes increasingly obsessed with its pattern. As her isolation deepens, she begins to see a figure trapped within the wallpaper, symbolizing her own sense of entrapment. Her mental state unravels as she identifies with the figure, culminating in a psychological breakdown that reflects the damaging effects of repression and lack of autonomy.