1、 Introduction

The relationship between law and literature was discussed, emphasizing that literature, as a form of cultural dissemination, records folk life, reflects the real world, and is an important source of legal materials. The elements of legal education in literary works refer to the legal content involved in literary texts. By analyzing these contents, it helps learners to intuitively understand the law and increase the humanistic connotation of legal studies.

2、 The legal education implications in literary works

The importance of literary works in legal education was emphasized, and it was pointed out that the combination of literary works and ideological and political education can enhance the effectiveness and infectiousness of education, and have a significant impact on shaping the worldview, morality, outlook on life, political outlook, and values of young people. The description of legal themes and the construction of the rule of law in literary works can convey legal knowledge to students and guide them to clarify legal values. Policy documents such as the "Outline of Rule of Law Education for Youth" and the "Eighth Five Year Plan for Rule of Law Promotion and Education (2021-2025)" advocate the use of literature and other disciplines to popularize legal knowledge, affirming the value of literature in rule of law education. The inevitable requirement of interdisciplinary teaching makes the combination of literature and legal education an effective way to break down disciplinary barriers, combine abstraction and reality, rationality and sensibility. The academic movement of "Law and Literature" in the legal field has provided new research ideas for legal education, utilizing the systems, ideas, and culture in literary works to promote the development of legal education.

3、 Extraction of legal education elements from literary works

Explored the extraction principles, screening mechanisms, and extraction routes of legal education elements in literary works. The principle of extraction emphasizes respecting the value of literature and law, implementing interdisciplinary teaching concepts, and maintaining the richness and complexity of literature and law. The screening mechanism divides works into legal literature, legal literature, and general literature based on the content of legal elements, and divides them into ancient, modern, contemporary, and contemporary literature according to the creation period, in order to explore the legal education value of works from different eras. The extraction route includes analyzing and reflecting on existing literary works, paying attention to the political, legal, economic, and ethical issues behind the events, interpreting literary works in conjunction with China's legal system, and extending the innovation and exploration in the works, using the acceptability of literature to disseminate legal culture.

4、 The Application of Legal Education Elements in Literary Works

Explored the application strategies of literary works in legal education in primary and secondary schools. Firstly, it is emphasized that teachers need to update their teaching philosophy, attach importance to the combination of literary works and legal education, and collaborate with Chinese language teachers to prepare lessons and leverage their respective expertise. Secondly, it is proposed to integrate legal education into daily teaching, offer a characteristic course of "legal literature", guide students' reading comprehension through problem orientation and task awareness, and improve their ability to apply legal knowledge to solve practical problems. In addition, it is recommended to hold a legal literature creation competition to encourage students to create literary stories and legal films, and enhance their legal literacy. Finally, it is emphasized to promote the achievements of legal literature creation through online and offline channels, create a good learning atmosphere, while paying attention to the openness and pertinence of teaching, and maintaining the regularity of legal publicity activities.

5、 Conclusion

Emphasizing the importance of literary works in legal education, it is believed that extracting legal education elements from literary works and integrating them into teaching is an innovative attempt. Teachers need to constantly expand their content and innovate teaching methods to achieve a deep integration of legal education and literature, so that students can identify with rational law through sensory experience and improve their legal literacy.