Montag has lived most of his life with only the illusion of happiness so I think that Bradbury wants to reader to understand that in letting go of those illusions that life will certainly be difficult, but it will also be rewarding. Montag will know real disappointment, he will know real pain, grief, anger, and all the emotions in the scope of the human experience. He will not live his life among illusions, but he will also get to fully experience happiness and joy all the while figuring out who he wants to become rather than who society forms him to be. He will have the power of real applicable knowledge and not simply facts, he will be allowed to slow down and fully taste all the wonders the world has to offer him. It will not always be happy and easy, but the joyful moments will be much more appreciated because they will be real and in real contrast to the actual moments of pain which makes them even greater.
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