Chapter 5: Good-Bye, Mr. Chips

 

Chapter 5: Good-Bye, Mr. Chips

Q1. Why did Katherine like Mr. Chips? What did Katherine think of Chips' profession?

Katherine thought that school mastering was a very different and important profession. According to her, a schoolmaster influences those who are going to matter to the world. Chips, however, did not think of it like that.

Q2. How did Mr. Chips depreciate himself before his marriage?

Mr. Chips depreciated himself before Katherine, by telling her about his mediocre degree, his difficulties in discipline, the certainty of no promotion, and his ineligibility to marry a young and ambitious girl.

Q3. How greatly was Mr. Chips changed after his marriage?

Mr. Chips married with Katherine Bridges in London in 1896 when he was fifty. His marriage brought many good changes in his life. He became disciplined, affectionate and good fellow. His wife made him a new man. On the whole, his marriage was successful.