The educational function of literature mainly refers to the educational function of life reflected by literature to readers, which is described as follows:

First, the literature introduction:

1. Literature is a way and means to express the objective world and subjective knowledge by oral or written language. When writing is not only used for recording, but also endowed with other thoughts and feelings, it can be called literary art and belongs to language art. Poetry, prose, novels, dramatic novels, scripts, fables, fairy tales and other different genres are all important literary forms.

2. Literature expresses inner feelings in different forms, that is, genres, and reproduces social life in a certain period and region. As a discipline, it includes China language and literature, foreign language and literature and journalism and communication. Literature is one of the disciplines belonging to the humanities.

Second, the educational function of literature:

1 refers to the function of literary works to influence people's thoughts and feelings, purify people's psychological realm and enhance people's courage and confidence in transforming their lives. The object of literary reflection and expression itself has educational factors.

2. The reflection and expression of literature on life is permeated with the writer's strong ideological and emotional tendencies, which are reflected in his psychological tendencies such as love or dislike of things, and naturally become an influence and traction on readers.