What happened at the end of this famous, ambiguous novel?

[Matthew.R]

I just finished a novel with a famously ambiguous ending, and I can't decide what actually happened to the main character. I’ve re-read the last chapter three times, but I keep swinging between two completely different interpretations. Has anyone else felt totally lost by an author’s final choice?

[Aaron.G]

Totally. I finished a book with a famously murky ending and swung between two takes for days. It felt like my own mood was deciding the fate, not the text.

[IsabellaA]

I tried mapping clues and kept getting pulled off by a stray line that could fit either outcome.

[Aurora22]

I ended up talking to a friend who half-remembered a motif from an earlier chapter. The chat didn't solve it, but it nudged me toward the idea that the ending is more about atmosphere than a concrete fate.

[EllaW]

Do you think the ending is meant to be read as literal truth or as a reflection of the character's inner state?