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Gregor's death represents the final image of "The Metamorphosis".  Grete transformed from a young girl to a woman. She wakes up to find her body has blossomed by the time Gregor disappeared "It struck both Mr. and Mrs. Samsa, almost at the same moment, as they became aware of their daughters increasing vivacity, that in spite of all the sorrow of recent times, which had made her cheeks pale, she had bloomed into a pretty girl with a good figure" (p.58).  There is an irony to note in the contrast between Gregor's death and Grete's blossom. In the end of the image represented caused A reversal. Gregor, through the transformation, let go of his duty to his family in order to find his freedom. Now the family wants to let go of their duty to him in order to find their own freedom. At the end of the Kafka's story, Gregor Samsa dies and with him dies the huge insect too. But with the end of this transformation starts new happy ones. For instance, Gregor’s family feels a big sense of relief like if a burden has been lifted off them, and they can start a new life. Grete in the end of the story is a young woman who is willing to start her career as a musician. All of them are happy, including Gregor himself who stops all his sufferings and rejections from his family. Gregor’s love and devotion towards his family remain unchanged at the end. As his physical needs and abilities shift from human to animal, it is his family who forces him to adapt to his new identity: they remove the furniture from his room, begin feeding him leftovers, and gradually help strip away everything that had identified him as a human being. It is no surprise, then, that they’re excluding Gregor from their lives, and eventually cause his death. By the end of the story, Gregor’s parents and sister have themselves metamorphosed: they regain a youthful energy as they begin to work, think of the future, and eventually sell the apartment they had shared with Gregor. Therefore, the real metamorphosis is caused by Gregor’s superficial change, since he resists adapting to his new physical identity. This forces his parents and sister leading them to a much deeper transformation at the end.