The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper is a modern adaptation of the Gothic short story written by Charlotte Perkin's-Gilman in 1892. The story revolves around a young woman, Charlotte, who is suffering from postnatal depression. Unable to sympathize or help her with the condition; her husband, John, moves them both into his sister's house, so Mary can look after his sick wife and new born baby. Misunderstood by both of them Charlotte is conflicted by her inability to spend time with her child coupled with the resentment of the attachment Mary has formed with it. Charlotte spends most of her time staring at the hideous yellow wallpaper that engulfs her bedroom. Placing all her neurosis into discovering the mysteries behind the consuming patterns; Charlotte begins to lose her mind.