my interpretation is that the author comes to a realization that all he knew before, all he had been taught was actually wrong. It could be that he has lost his faith or trust in institutions that he had previously relied upon. Perhaps he had been fed myths and lies all his life. He then has to live with this new knowledge. It then becomes impossible for him to go back to how things were before. It is a bit like Nietzsche's death of God, the central question is how does one find meaning in life after the loss of such an important giver of meaning like religion? Another possible question could be: is it always good to find new knowledge?
my interpretation is that the author comes to a realization that all he knew before, all he had been taught was actually wrong. It could be that he has lost his faith or trust in institutions that he had previously relied upon. Perhaps he had been fed myths and lies all his life. He then has to live with this new knowledge. It then becomes impossible for him to go back to how things were before. It is a bit like Nietzsche's death of God, the central question is how does one find meaning in life after the loss of such an important giver of meaning like religion? Another possible question could be: is it always good to find new knowledge?
Does knowledge always truly liberate?