in the first paragraph of this selection, how does the author use the phrases, "not a child, not a parent, not a judge, not a soul," to bring the scene to life for the reader?

I would assume that the author does this to show how indifferent the person in the book is, she/he doesn't know what they are in life, this makes it relatable to readers who have had this feeling before and it shows how the character is feeling in that moment