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* AmbiguousEnding: The ending of the novel is unclear as to [[spoiler:which "reality" is true. It is unclear whether he has truly regressed, or if he wishes to "die" (at the very least, lose his ability for conscious thought, through lobotomy) in order to avoid living with the knowledge that his wife murdered their children and then he killed her.]] The ending of the film is less ambiguous [[spoiler:and indicates that Teddy has made a conscious choice.]]

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* AmbiguousEnding: The ending of the novel is unclear as to [[spoiler:which "reality" is true. It is unclear whether he Andrew has truly regressed, regressed into his Teddy persona, or if he wishes to "die" (at the very least, lose his ability for conscious thought, through lobotomy) in order to avoid living with the knowledge that his wife murdered their children and then he killed her.]] The ending of the film is less ambiguous [[spoiler:and indicates that Teddy Andrew has made a conscious choice.]]choice]].

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