under the sky opening

In the opening of “Under the Sky” I think that Bowles is trying to create the setting, and introduce characters. From the beginning he is cluing us into the type of person that Jacinto is, which to me seems to be an angry and bitter person who doesn’t like to be bothered. For example, he explains that while walking with his family he likes to walk up ahead and leave them behind. He also seems angry and arrogant towards the people on the train, calling them stupid because of the way they exit the train, which tells us that he is not familiar with the normal ways of society.