In the Story: "The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman What happens to the speaker by the end of the story? Is she "free" in the practical sense?

On their last day in the mansion, the narrator locks herself in her room, preparing a rope to tie the woman up if she tries to escape. Stripping the rest of the wallpaper away, the narrator refuses to go outside because it is pleasant to creep around the room. When John finally returns and questions his wife's actions, she informs him, "I've got out at last in spite of you and Jane. And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back" (page 15)! John faints across her path, forcing her to creep over him.