Pg 140-142 "The Bluest Eyes"

I think the point of that passage was just to give a little background / idea on the kind of people Cholly and and his Aunt Jimmy lived around. when reading those pages you get an idea that they were very good friend they were also loving and caring because even from before aunt jimmy died they were doing everything in their power to help her get well and stay alive. after jimmy's death they were still willing to help out little Cholly by cleaning up the house and what ever was needed for the funeral. the passages gives me a feeling that the community they lived in was maybe small and everyone knew and was close to each other in some kind of way.