Character Analysis
Miss Worsham is the old white woman whose grandfather was a slave owner who owned Molly and her brother Hamp's parents. Miss Worsham and Molly have grown up together, and Miss Worsham now lives in the same decrepit house as Hamp. She considers Molly and Hamp family. She might be poor, but she still feels obliged to help with Samuel's funeral costs.
Through the character of Molly, we see one model of relationship between blacks and poor whites. After the war, the descendants of plantation owners were often impoverished, and we assume that's Miss Worsham's story. Still, as a white woman, she's accorded more respect than Molly even though she considers her a sister.