Use of polarization in Goodbye, Mr. ChipsOpposites attract. James Hilton uses this fact in Goodbye, Mr. Chips to create tension in the story; however, he makes greater use of this bias to develop Chips' character. Mr. Chips and Katherine Bridges can be seen not only as opposites but also as arguments. Hilton uses the thesis in the form of young Chips and the antithesis in the form of Katherine Bridges to arrive at the synthesis, personality and character of the mature schoolmaster. Hilton portrays young Chips as lacking in confidence. During an interview, Chips, a teacher in his early twenties, admits to Wetherby, the principal of Brookfield, that disciplining boys was not one of his strengths at Melbury, his previous school. Wetherby advises Chips that "youth and age often combine well" and offers Chips a second chance at Brookfield, an old school (4). At Brookfield Chips takes on a frowning, matter-of-fact attitude to cover his inner nervousness. Over the next ten years, Chips realizes that his discipline "although it's pretty good ...