So was their relationship doomed to end in tragedy from the very beginning? Did all interests really come down to just one bad habit? Did that same habit really control people so much that it put masks on their faces, forcing them to pretend to be something worthwhile...? The desire to give up cigarettes destroys the strong love relationship of a married couple, because without nicotine, two lovers are nothing, because without They are not interested in nicotine with each other, because nicotine is the very substance that brought them closer and once brought them together.