January 3, 1876 Dear Diary, I am hiding many things from George. He has sent for a doctor to see me. He says that I am an anxious woman and by this time I should be preparing our home for a child. Perhaps that is what I need. George raises his voice in the night and I become hysterical when the servants have gone.

June 4, 1876 Dear Diary, Rejoice! I am pregnant. There will soon be a baby. The baby will settle things with Mr. Scarborough. I won’t need to be afraid. I will have a son that he will cherish.

January 28th, 1877   Dear Diary,   I am alone with our daughter during the days. HE doesn’t touch her and I am meant to. She screams and I find myself agitated and unwell. The maids have been instructed to keep the door locked. I day dream on the floor to keep my own mind.  

February 19th, 1877   Dear Diary,   There is silence again. The maids whisper about what I have done. Mothers stop their children from crying. She clung to my fingers as I rocked her until it stopped. They took her away. I am afraid of the things they will whisper to Mr. Scarborough when he arrives.  

June 21st, 1877   Dear Diary,   They won’t find me where I have gone. I have buried myself deep into the wall. The yellow surrounds me and I am free. I am at home in my own mind.  

March 7, 1877 Dear Diary, They tell me I have to stay and be locked in this room with this wallpaper that was for our daughter. But it is for me now. The yellow is soothing. I am safe, here with the bars on the windows.

A  fic%onal  story  based  on  The  Yellow  Wallpaper  by  Charlo8e  Perkins  Gillman.    Project  comprised  of  public  domain  photos  layered  with  photos  of  sculptures  created  for  this  course.      Project  by  Adrianna  Johnson  and  Sara  Tuomey