You don't have to look far to find the first aforementioned theme. It's almost everywhere in the book! Montag's struggle in dealing with his internal contradictory thoughts, external opinions, dreadful job, AND the people in his life, such as his cheating, corrupt, crooked, deceitful, double-dealing, foul, shabby, "wife," Mildred, prove his willingness to persevere and make his existence a force to be reckoned with. On page