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 oppression (as a housewife) for an equally constricting identity as a reclusive invalid.
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. The ending of the film simply traded one form of oppression (as a housewife) for an equally constricting identity as a reclusive invalid.