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Kipling portrays school as the first stage of a much larger game, a pattern-maker for the experiences of life. 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 descrie scoala ca prima etapa a unui joc mult mai amplu, un model-maker pentru experientele vietii. De-a lungul povestilor este implicata intrebarea ,,Ce s-a intamplat cu acesti baieti de cincisprezece ani si cum s-au aplicat lectiile pe care le-au invatat la scoala lumii razboiului si guvernului imperial?".