英美文学小说阅读不仅是英语语言的学习,更是对作者思想内涵,思想高度,思想境界的领悟。通过运用文学理论分析文本,学生会自觉形成批判性思维,不断思考小说的内涵与外延。因此,文学理论为文学作品的阅读与理解提供强有力的理论支撑。我们需要在文学史学习的基上,不断加入文学理论的学习,使学生在文本细读的基础上,学会批判性思考问题。 English and American literary fiction reading is not only the study of English language, but also the comprehension of the author’s connotation, ideological height and ideological realm. Through the use of literary theory to analyze the text, students will consciously form critical thinking and constantly think about the connotation and denotation of the novel. Therefore, literary theory provides powerful theoretical support for the reading and comprehension of literary works. We need to constantly join the study of literary theory on the basis of the study of literary history so that students can learn critical thinking issues on the basis of careful reading of the text.