The answer is:
C) to foreshadow tragedy
The writers usually writte about past actions and situations that the characters live are useful to give an idea of the way life treats our characters and how their fortune is set, in this way talking about past tragedies can foreshadow tragedy in the future.
Chavez is "Stating a clear purpose or goal" when he says ..."that we have miles to go before we reach the promised land."
This quote shows ethos it does not show pity