Jane Eyre
Diana Rivers
The cousin and friend
The spirited, scholarly Rivers sister who welcomes Jane as a sister.
Diana is one of the two sisters at Moor House, bright, warm and fond of German and books. When Jane is found starving, she helps take care of her and nurse her back to health. She becomes a close friend very quickly.
She is a natural leader among her siblings and a generous listener. She loves Jane as soon as she knows her, and when she learns they are cousins she is delighted that she is not alone.
In the story
Contains spoilers.
Diana and her sister Mary nurse Jane and give her warm tea and rest at Moor House. Jane helps with a German translation, and they celebrate Christmas together when the sisters return home.
When Jane shares her fortune, it lets Diana and Mary come home for good. In the end Jane writes that Diana and Mary are both happily married to honorable men.
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