Goodbye, Mr.Chips was the story of a gentle, English schoolmaster who became very popular with all his students, because of his lovable attitude and his wonderful sense of humor. To be perfectly honest, the story was actually pretty boring, but it had several interesting and significant messages... <Tab/>One of the important themes that the author, James Hilton, wanted the reader to take away was the clash or conflict that …showed first 75 words of 822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 822 total…become too friendly with the students, then students would not have any respect for the teachers, and would just slack off. Therefore, I think that teachers should just be strict; that way, the students would be forced to try harder. I know that my way of thinking isn't really what most people would say 'fair'. I also know that there are some who would definitely disagree with me, but let's face it... life--is never fair.