Jane Eyre, Chapter 30 summary
Chapter 30 of 38 · 15 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 30, Jane grows close to Diana and Mary Rivers and accepts St. John Rivers’s offer to teach poor girls at Morton, gaining a home and independent work. News that their uncle leaves his fortune to another relative disappoints the siblings, and the household separates.
What happens
- Jane recovers and shares reading, walks, language lessons, and drawing with Diana and Mary.
- St. John’s demanding parish work and troubling sermon reveal religious zeal without the peace Jane expects.
- As his sisters prepare to leave, St. John offers Jane a village teaching post with a cottage and salary.
- Jane accepts, while St. John admits his ambition and doubts her ability to remain content with quiet work.
- A letter announces uncle John’s death and reveals that another relative receives almost all his wealth.
- Jane moves to Morton, the sisters leave for B——, and St. John and Hannah move to the parsonage.
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St. John Rivers recognizes a conflict between his religious defense of humble work and his own restless ambition.
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Why does Jane accept the teaching position?
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