Characters of "Goodbye Mr. Chips"

Short Notes On Characters of "Goodbye Mr. Chips"

The Character of Mr. Chatteris

Mr. Chatteris was one of the characters in the novel called Goodbye Mr. Chips. He was the headmaster of the Brookfield School after Ralston. When he came to Brookfield, he was a young man of only thirty four. He was very kind and hardworking He was having a very clear idea about the Brookfield traditions. He considered Mr. Chips as an important personality for the institution. Mr. Chatteris, 34 years old, became the Head of Brookfield in 1911.He had a great regard with Chips. In 1916 he requested Mr. Chips to rejoin the school. He died in the same year.  All of the students and teaching staff were pleased with Mr. Chatteris as the Head of the institute. Toward the close of that catastrophic July, Chatteris talked to Chips one afternoon at Mrs. Wickett's. He was overworked and over-worried and looked very ill. "To tell you the truth, Chipping, I'm not having too easy a time here. I'm thirty-nine, you know, and unmarried, and lots of people seem to think they know what I ought to do. Also, I happen to be diabetic, and couldn't pass the blindest M.O., but I don't see why I should pin a medical certificate on my front door." Chatteris fell ill during the winter of '17, and again, for the second time in his life, Chips became Acting Head of Brookfield. After long illness Chatteris died in April 1917 at the age of 41. He spent only seven years at Brookfield School.