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As the story progresses the main or some of the main ideas are starting to emerge in the book. it is becoming more clear to layout the main theme. This is shown by an example from the novel sowing the contrast between Soviet and American societies as exemplified by their militaries. This is one major theme of The Hunt for Red October, but it is not the only one. Another significant theme that is played out on several levels of the novel is that of betrayal. When the story begins, Marko Ramius has already completed his plans to betray his government. He is motivated by his hatred for the communist system, by disgust at its treatment of his countrymen, the Lithuanians, and by a desire to punish the Soviet government. A tightly self-controlled man, he does not lash out at those who have hurt him but instead determines how best to harm his government and then schemes for months to put his fellow conspirators in the right places for success. A quote that explains this is "mission to blend in with the conscripted crewman, to listen in on conversations, to identify likely traitors, spies, an saboteurs."(218). this is a great example showing how characters in the novel are becoming two faced. when this progresses it illustrates the importance of the country. this quote is significant because it reveals betrayal. how men ate told to go undercover to catch people who are betraying.