A thematic statement is one or more complete sentences that express a theme. They can also be called or considered a thesis.
The first choice has the most reasonable and backed up claim.
The statement which describes the main plot of the scenario above is: Hope has an internal conflict due to a moral dilemma. Hope has mixed feelings and does not know which decision to make: to go against ethic for personal success or let other person be happy. Knowing the background of Haley, Hope realizes that in this situation she has to forget about herself and give up the idea of always being the winner in order to bring happines to other person.
