This document discusses how tobacco companies used branding and marketing to appeal to teenagers' desire to prove themselves and symbolize coming of age. It explains that the Marlboro brand specifically represented masculinity and conquest for many male teens. Smokers form an unconscious bond and belief system with their brand that is supported by addiction, but often forget this symbolic meaning as they get older. This book aims to help smokers understand the psychological meaning behind their brand in order to break its power and make quitting easier.