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'Existentialism' is basically the philosophy of common people. This type of philosophy has been developed by focusing on the various problems of human life. Currently, my main topic of discussion in this essay is how the existentialist philosopher Martin Heidegger describes the individual. A review of Martin Heidegger's philosophy shows that the main problem in his famous book 'Being and Time' (Sein und Zeit) is the focus on the individual and in this book he refers to the individual as 'Dasein'. Although he recognized the importance of other animals living in the world, he gave the highest place to man. Because, according to him, that man has the possibility by which he can raise questions about his own existence. While discussing about man, Heidegger mentions three characteristics of man, there are- 1) Existenz, 2) Facticity and 3) Fallenness. The main purpose of his philosophy is to show how a person can be called an ideal person by living his life. And discussing it, the concept of individual freedom and death is very important. Heidegger says that the individual is familiar with the world through a certain mood, he says this mood is 'Angst' or 'Dread'. Heidegger believes that through this angst the individual realizes his freedom. The question that naturally arises is, does death have any role in realizing this freedom? According to him, through death that one becomes self-aware or comes to know one's true nature. And Only when a person faces the truth he can realize his true freedom.