Study on Character Behavior in Great Expectations from Spiritual Ecological Perspective

This thesis aims to explore disparate effects of different spiritual ecological conditions on the natural world, social groups and human individuals from the perspective of spiritual ecology, so as to improve and promote the spiritual ecological study of Dickens’ Great Expectations. Based on the theories of spiritual ecology, this thesis primarily discusses two aspects: external ecological environment and individual’s internal ecological environment. More specifically, external ecological environment is expanded into two levels: natural ecology and social group ecology. Through analysis, it is seen that a person’s spiritual ecological condition determines his or her behavior, and the behavior has an impact on the social group one lives in. Ultimately, the social group’s ecology is largely counterproductive to the natural ecology. Therefore, individual spiritual ecology plays a decisive role in the development of individuals, society and natural world.