He is attached to Seniha with a platonic and morbid love. However, Seniha’s flight to Europe, her vulgar affair with Faik, and the general moral decay cause Hakkı Celis deep disappointment. Emerging from these crises, he gradually leaves behind poetry, individual emotions, and sick love. With the outbreak of the Çanakkale War, he discovers a love for his homeland and nation, and his individual sorrows are replaced by the suffering of society. He gradually transforms into a resolute soldier and evolves his individual idea of 'death' into a noble belief in 'martyrdom' for the sake of the country.
