<P> The novel has been the subject of interpretations focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas . In a 1956 radio interview , Bradbury said that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 because of his concerns at the time ( during the McCarthy era ) about the threat of book burning in the United States . In later years , he described the book as a commentary on how mass media reduces interest in reading literature . </P>
<P> The novel has been the subject of interpretations focusing on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas . In a 1956 radio interview , Bradbury said that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 because of his concerns at the time ( during the McCarthy era ) about the threat of book burning in the United States . In later years , he described the book as a commentary on how mass media reduces interest in reading literature . </P>
what is the author 's purpose in fahrenheit 451
what is the author 's purpose in fahrenheit 451
a commentary on how mass media reduces interest in reading literature
a commentary on how mass media reduces interest in reading literature