Mr Cruncher was soothed....Mr Cruncher added to himself: 'Jerry, you honest tradesman, there's hopes wot that boy will be a blessing to you, and a recompense to you for his mother!'" (170).
Just as Molly H describes in her post, Young Jerry gives the perception of wanting to be exactly like his father and thinking that he can do no wrong. Young Jerry wants to follow into the same "profession," so it may be called, of digging up graves. Also, when he was first introduced, he was described as nearly an exact replica of jerry, both of them looking like monkeys, on top of the fact that they both did odd jobs at Tellson's Bank. Now, Jerry, who is only capable of seeing the most external level of others, is sure that his son will follow directly in his footsteps. He could not be more thrilled because he wants - and needs - his elitist mindset to be replicated in others, especially his own son. Jerry thinks that he knows everything and nothing could possibly be his fault, and he wants his son to agree with him. This is why Jerry is "soothed" and felt that Young Jerry could make up for his mother's "shortcomings."
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