“What if TV but bigger?”

I mean, not radical.

A pretty on-the-nose metaphor for Guy’s wife losing her grip on reality.

The seashell radio was more prescient. And insidious.

Look at how everyone now has their particular podcast poisoning their mind. And, often, body.

I think English teachers love it because they hate sci-fi and 451 is a love letter to classic literature and, outside of a robotic dog, not sci-fi.