Jerry Cruncher is one of the most interesting and colorful characters in A Tale of Two Cities. He speaks with a "common" dialect, full of colloquial words and slang, such as "If you must go flopping yourself down, flop in favour of your husband and child, and not in opposition to 'em. If I had had any but a unnat'ral wife, and this poor boy had had any but a unnat'ral mother, I might have made some money last week instead of being counterprayed and countermined and religiously circumwented into the worst of luck."
He is a common man, plauged by the common problems of putting food on the table and supporting his wife and young son. His speech is not refined or eloquent; we can clearly see that he had little to no schooling. Here is a member of the lower class, trying to survive during the turmoil. Mr. Cruncher uses imaginary words ("circumwented") and odd contractions in his tirades, which further shows that he is uneducated. These word choices in Mr. Cruncher's dialogue allow the reader insights into his situation in life and his character.
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