The figurative language being used is called personification. This is used when a non living thing, such as a moon is given human characteristics. Like being Faithful and blind.
Salva was moving with the crowd of people without his family members. He was pretty sure that his uncle died because the men murdered his uncle righr before Salva's eye.
Marial and his uncle were not next to him and Salva himself knew that they would never be seen again.
His uncle shared the food with everyone around him, but things changed Salva had to beg people for food.
