Station! station!—your station is in my heart, and on the necks of those who would insult you, now or hereafter.—Go.
Chapter 24 · Edward Rochester
Context
After Jane worries about Mrs. Fairfax thinking she has forgotten her station, Rochester angrily dismisses the concept of station and declares Jane's place is in his heart.
Analysis
Rochester's furious repetition of 'Station! station!' before rejecting the term performs his aristocratic privilege to dismiss social hierarchy as irrelevant—he can afford to deny its existence because it has always worked in his favor. The violent imagery of Jane's station being 'on the necks of those who would insult you' recasts class hierarchy as romantic chivalry: he will use his power not to erase the system but to punish anyone who reminds Jane she is subject to it.
Essay Tip
Use this to argue that Rochester's romantic rhetoric actually reinforces class hierarchy even as it claims to transcend it—he does not imagine dismantling the system that makes Jane a governess; he imagines using his position within that system to protect her, keeping her dependent on his power.