Read the short passage below. Determine whether the thesis is explicit or implicit, then choose the best explanation of why this is true. High, high above the North Pole, on the first day of 1969, two professors of English Literature approached each other at a combined velocity of 1200 miles per hour. —David Lodge, Changing Places (1975)
a. This thesis is implicit because we can infer that the professors will meet based on the context and details of the description.
b. This thesis is implicit because we can infer that the author is against academics who teach literature, rather than writing it. The drama of the situation confirms this.
c. This thesis is explicit because we get a what and a who for our subject, letting us know to expect people to meet.