「古い(ふるい)モラルを壊し(こわし)、自分の手で生き方を勝ち取る」ための「恋と革命(こいとかくめい)」の戦い

Eventually, the beautiful mother, the 'true aristocrat' who had been the spiritual pillar for Kazuko and Naoji, quietly passed away in the Izu villa due to tuberculosis. With the mother's death, the beautiful old era of the aristocracy perished completely. Amidst her deep grief, Kazuko resolved on her battle of 'love and revolution': 'I will not just wait to perish. I will break the old morals and win a new way of living by my own hands.'