The narrator is not part of the story and only states the characters' actions and speech.
During the slave trade europeans saw african slaves as cargo traded for profit, not people. In result slaves were stuffed and piled in uninhabitable spaces below deck where they deficated and slept in the same place. Food and water were scarce, death and disease were high.
Kino, Juana, and Coyotito live a simple lifestyle. They do not have much money, and they live in a small hut. They only get the bare minimum for food and other needs.
Explanation:
Hungry is the best answer