Answer:
It's because he sees the future as not as tragic as his past.
Explanation:
1:b
2:d
3:Oooo I can't answer this one without context
4:b
I feel that the above mentioned topic sentence is a good topic sentence because it includes the author's opinion and a limited topic that tells the readers what the text is going to be about without outright telling them.
(For the second post, I think you're supposed to finish the topic sentence's paragraph.)