In a 2007 interview, Bradbury maintained that people misinterpret his book and that Fahrenheit 451 is really a statement on how mass media like television marginalizes the reading of literature.
在2007年采访中，布莱伯利称人们误解了他的作品，《华氏451度》传达的其实是大众传媒如电视机扼杀了文学阅读。