: man works out of obligation or duty, not because he enjoys it. Gregor is trapped in his insect form, just like he was trapped in his job.
             Self-realization and fear of death are other issues Kafka deals with in "Metamorphosis." Gregor "takes a long, deep look at himself and discovers his fearsome counterpart" (Fickert, 47). The moment that he accepted being a beetle and started living like one, symbolizes the moment Man first realizes who he really is and the lifestyle he has been living up to that point has been meaningless. It is at this time that one can stop fearing death. "His death is a ...liberating
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