The verb in the sentence is, to follow (his father's footsteps). This verb is used as an infinitive. An infinitive is a word in the verb form that functions as a noun, adjective or adverb. Infinitives are generally introduced by the word "to".
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Thoughts
Effects
Action
Looks
Dialogue: we can tell how the character talks (like rude language, good language)
Actions: we can tell how the character acts
Thoughts: we know what the character thinks
Interaction with others: we know how the character interacts with other people
Opinions of other: we know what this character thinks about others
I would say all of them except opinions on others. Like, you can be a nice person and think negatively about someone (well that's me).
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It gives a clearer picture of what is going on,which helps the reader able to imagine what is going on in the story since the Diary of a Wimpy Kid are a little wordy.
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Don't know if this is right,but hope it helps :)