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The stories are based on Kipling's own school, the United Services College at Westward Ho! in Devon, which prepared boys destined for the army or for colonial service Kipling himself appears as the subordinate character, Beetle. Implied throughout the stories is the question 'What happened to these fifteen-year-old boys, and how did the lessons they learned at school apply to the world of warfare and imperial government?'
Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern-maker for the experiences of life. Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern-maker for. Quick overview Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern-maker for the experiences of life.
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