Diana and Mary Rivers are his sisters.
the book Jane Eyre
The main characters in Jane Eyre are Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester, and St. John Rivers. Jane is the protagonist, Mr. Rochester is her employer and love interest, and St. John Rivers is a clergyman and cousin of Jane.
St. John chooses to marry Jane, even though he does not really love her, because he believes she can fulfill the duties he needs his wife to fulfill as he embarks on his journey to India as a missionary. he believes she is pure of heart and that his true love, Rosamond Oliver is too vain and could not ever be the woman he is in need of.
Mr. St John Rivers is depicted as being in his mid-to-late 30s in the novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë.
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Yes, they are cousins. Jane's father and St. John's mother were siblings. St. John's middle name is Eyre.
In Jane Eyre, St. John Rivers rescues Jane from starvation.
St. John and his sisters give Jane a place to live. She is homeless as she has left her job as a nanny at Mr. Rochester's home upon learning he is secretly married. St. John offers her a job as a school teacher to earn her keep.
In Jane Eyre, Mr. St. John took a scrap of paper from Jane's desk.
St. John Rivers asked Jane to complete a portrait of Rosamond Oliver in "Jane Eyre." He wanted Jane to paint it as a way to distract her from her feelings for Mr. Rochester.
In Jane Eyre, Mr. St. John took a scrap of paper from Jane's desk.
In "Jane Eyre," Jane learns that the Rivers siblings, St. John, Diana, and Mary, are her cousins. They are related through their shared uncle, John Eyre, who bequeaths his fortune to Jane. This connection ultimately plays a role in Jane's inheritance and independence.