Answer:
Many people die in the end and the main character suffers bad luck
Explanation:
A tragic work will not usually have a happy ending so many people like, it often involves many tragedies (as the title mentions) and may not turn out well for the protagonist in the end.
It's an example of allusion, because it alludes to the language in the Emancipation Proclamation.
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".
