Jane Eyre

Chapter 20

1. Diana teaches Jane German.

2. St. John is rarely home, and Jane observes that when he is around, he is very quiet and reserved.
3. Diana and Mary are about to return to their old governess positions, which prompts Jane to ask St.
John about a position for herself.
4. St. John worries that Jane will not like the position because it is humble and she will not be able to
use a great deal of her higher learning.
5. Miss Oliver is the daughter of the wealthy Mr. Oliver, who owns the needle factory in town. She is
the benefactress of the girls’ school at which Jane teaches.
6. Mary and Diana suspect that St. John will go into missionary work and are upset to think that this
may be the last time they will see him for several years—or possibly ever.
7. The Rivers had hoped that their uncle John would leave them a portion of his inheritance, but he
gave the bulk away to an unknown relation and left them only enough to buy mourning rings.

Chapter 21

1. Jane admits that she feels degraded in her new position. She knows that this is wrong of her, and she
is disappointed that she feels this way.
2. St. John reveals that he was once desperately unhappy because he felt he had chosen the wrong
profession.
3. Jane suspects that St. John and Miss Oliver have feelings for one another after watching them
interact.
4. Though the Rivers family has no money, Mr. Oliver considers them a great and respectable family
since they used to own most of the town.
5. St. John admits that he loves Miss Oliver, but he tells Jane that she would make a terrible
missionary’s wife.
6. St. John tears a tiny piece off a spare scrap of paper after appearing very interested in it. Jane thinks
this behavior is very odd.