Shopping is the most favorite activity that Becca likes. The only reason why she cannot get out of her problems is because she cannot control her hobby. Becca
is called as a shopaholic because she always feels better when she can hear any ring of the cashier machine. The mannequin in every shop looks very beautiful in
her eyes. The talking mannequin is always in her mind. She feels that the mannequin gets her attention to any kind of thing that she bought. Even it makes
her purchase something which is not necessary. In order to fix her financial problem, Becca consults this problem with Suze
who is her best friend. Actually, Suze is also a shopaholic. However, in this situation she tries to help Becca. She does some advices from Suze. As her mind
is complicated by her financial problem, there is a guy who successfully distracts her love life. In Rebecca’s thought, to make her life happy is not about having
relation with a guy. She feels that she does not need any guy in her life. Meanwhile, for Becca, shopping is the only thing that can create happiness.
B. Approach of the Study
Discussing the psychological problem, the writer uses psychological approach. According to Wellek and Waren 1956: 91 psychological term can be
applied to the literature, such as characters, the author, and background of the story. In this study, psychological approach is used to analyze the character of the
story. In relationship between literature and psychology, theory of psychology can be applied in literature to analyze the character inside the story. It is because the
characteristic of human and the characters inside the story are similar.
In the book of A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature Guerin, 2011: 222, psychological approach is defined as the psychological interpretation
and used to analyze human personality through human’s mind. It is also used to reinforce the understanding and the appreciation of a literary works by analyzing
one of the characters in the story through psychological approach. Since literary works mostly discuss on human relationship, human behavior, and the conflict,
psychological approach can be used to describe the development of personality disorder that is experienced by the character.
In a more specific conclusion, psychological approach is used to determine the reason behind the development of personality disorder. The writer uses
psychological approach because it deals with human’s psychological aspect. The psychological aspect of human is usually influenced by the society. In a word, this
aspect can be influenced by the society or the social surroundings. This approach focuses on human activities. It deals with the way the society influences
someone’s behavior. Therefore, the writer uses psychological approach to analyze the psychological aspect of the main character.
C. Method of the Study
This study is a library research. There were two kinds of sources used in this study. They are primary source and secondary sources. The first is the primary
source that becomes the main source for this study. It is the novel entitled Confession of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. The second one is the secondary
sources. They are the sources that can support the analysis. The secondary sources
