The ending of the film is highly ambiguous .
The ending of the film has created considerable debate among critics and audiences as to whether Carol has emancipated herself , or simply traded one form of suffocation for an equally constricting identity as a reclusive invalid .
The ending of the film is highly ambiguous , and has created considerable debate among critics and audiences as to whether Carol has emancipated herself , or simply traded one form of suffocation for an equally constricting identity as a reclusive invalid .