Which sentence from this introduction paragraph is most clearly the thesis
statement?
(1) Clearly, a novel can influence a filmmaker and a film can influence a
novelist. This is obvious in so many books and movies. The influence
of one medium over another was at work in the 1800s too. (2) In the
case of Charles Dickens, the theater was a major influence on his
writing. (3) Some critics even argue that he should have been a
playwright. (4) Indeed, Dickens's novel Great Expectations shows the
influence of theater in several important ways.
A. Sentence 2
B. Sentence 4
C. Sentence 1
D. Sentence 3