How can the main idea of a text help a reader identify the theme

A) by identifying the main idea of a text, a reader will find the explicit statement that is the theme
B) by inferring the main idea of a text a reader will understand what will happen next in the text
C) by connecting the main events of the story a reader can conclude what lesson the author is implying about those events
D) by determining the main events a reader can understand that those characters are thinking

C) by connecting the main events of the story, a reader can conclude what lesson the author is implying about those events.