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If I've lost your friendship, there's little left that I value.
First appearance of Chips' main teaching method. He values social interaction most, but is quite shy.
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Mr. Chipping wants to give a tea party every Sunday. What? It would be nice if you boys start the ball rolling next Sunday. Thank you very much. Thank you. You said : didn't you, dear? Oh, yes, of course.
Katherine pushes Chips to befriend his students. She stated that he is shy in a previous scene, and, in Chip's first teaching scene, he is saddened that he believes he does not have their friendship. She helps him achieve the social goal that his shyness prevents. Anyone have ideas on terminology we could apply this to? I feel that it's important, but I don't know how to best relate it.
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Miss Kathy may I have the pleasure of this dance? I shall be happy, Mr. Chipping. Did I drink too much wine?
Erikson's psychosocial stages: Intimacy vs Isolation He is somewhat isolated before Katherine due to his shyness
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Goodbye Mr. Chips Script
Found a script!
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Do you suppose a person in middle age could start life over again and make a go of it?
Erikson, Generativity vs stagnation in middle adulthood. Rather than guiding the next generation, generativity, Chips has to backtrack to Intimacy vs Isolation, because he has been somewhat isolated until he meets Katherine.
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He's just shy, Flora. And a little difficult to know, perhaps. I'm sorry for shy people. They must be awfully lonely sometimes. Chipping, you should have stayed. It was quite a party.
Chipping's shyness leads to his isolation for some time, (Intimacy vs Isolation, Erikson) before Katherine breaks him from his shell. She inspires the social side of his teaching in later scenes.
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All that matters today is a fat banking account. You're trying to run the school like a factory for turning out moneymaking snobs! You've raised the fees, and the boys who really belong have been frozen out. Modern methods, intensive training, poppycock! Give a boy a sense of humor and proportion, and he'll stand up to anything. I'm not going to retire. You can do what you like about it.
We could tie this in to unit two, the sections on social and moral development. Chips moves through the psychosocial stages of development throughout the film. In this scene, Chips is in the "Integrity vs Despair" stage of development. The headmaster believes him outdated and suggests he retire. Chips stands by what he values most in his teaching method, despite what his superiors say. He stands by his decision not to retire, but also understands that it is out of his control, he can be fired if the headmaster really wants him removed.
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