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He USD to feel a great sense of freedom from doing this (24) blurry freedom, loss of eyesight, symbolizing freedom getting farther away by the day

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"God, he had to be somewhere, he couldn't have flown away-"
Previously, Gregor had been metaphorically restricted by his role of providing for the family and repaying his parents' debts. This had taken a toll on his personal life, for he had to work at a time-consuming job that he hated and could not explore activities that were fulfilling for him. Now, as an insect, he is physically confined to under the couch as he attempts to hide himself from the rest of his family. This action is also symbolic of his lack of social freedom as well, for he is now further isolated from the rest of his family and society.

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"Now, I haven't given up all hope yet; once I have the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him -- that should still take five or six years -- I'll definitely go through with it. Then I'll make the big break."
Gregor is trapped by his job and unable to escape from his work since he has the responsibility for his family's living expenses and paying off his parents' private debt to his firm. These financial burdens mean that he cannot find a job that is more appealing to him or pursue his own dreams. Given that flight is symbolic of freedom, Gregor's circumstances indicate that he cannot break away from familial obligations and "take flight" at the moment. At this point in the novel, Gregor is the embodiment of the opposite of flight-- trapped by responsibilities, societal norms, and his job.

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he has wings but he can't fly/no freedom - ironic

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Kafka sensed a disconnect between himself and his family, friends, lovers, and society as a whole, and this emphasis on a lack of connection relates to his overarching philosophy of existentialism.

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Father of Existentialism: Søren Kierkegaard

Emphasis on the existence of the human beings, the lack of meaning and purpose in life, and the solitude of human existence

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by Franz Kafka

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“Love is, that you are the knife which I plunge into myself.” -Franz Kafka
"“A human being is absolutely free and absolutely responsible. Anguish is the result.” –Jean-Paul Sartre

Open system: philosophical basis about the human experiences in the world, Kafka's protagonists often confront a deity with little to no visible aspects.

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\kahf-kuh-ESK\ • adjective. : of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings; especially : having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality

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German-speaking novelist based in Prague