How does the first chapter describe childhood and family life in the village

Life is filled with poverty and simple. Lila arrives at her family’s hut, broken and crumbling in the village of Thul. Her sisters, Bela and Kamal, are brushing their teeth with twigs, and are not ready for school yet. Lila begins to get them ready, making a fire to boil milk tea for her sisters and parents. She berates herself for not doing her chores before she went to the beach, but also knows that going to the sea first thing in the morning is a special ritual for her; she feels that as soon as she rises she must “flee” her house.