How does mathabane hintthat his life is about to change on the day in which this scene takes place?

This question is about "Kaffir Boy" and refers to the scene in which Mathabane's mother forces him to bathe.

His mother's totally unpredictable attitude shows that his life is about to change.

Explanation:

Mathabane was living completely irresponsibly, without attending school and totally neglecting himself, spending a lot of time without showering and keeping himself clean and admirable. His mother is not happy about it and for this reason she forces him to bathe and go to school.

However, she does not tell him that, but he understands that being obliged to bathe and wear clean clothes is a big change and that it will change his way of life.

the words “strangest” and “unusual” suggest that the narrator is about to tell the story of an odd or puzzling group of people.

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.