The2 other2 reaction2 of2 self-justification2 mostly2 comes2 up2 when2 she2 gets2 her2 self-talk.2 In2 her2 self-talk,2 she2 will2 push2 her2 desire2 to2 buy2 something.2 In2 other2
words,2 she2 will2 think2 that2 it2 is2 better2 to2 buy2 something.2 This2 situation2 happens2 when2she2has2to2avoid2her2desire2to2do2shopping.2All2of2her2efforts2to2save2money2
are2broken2when2she2finds2a2sale.22 I2mean,2I2know2I’m2not2really2supposed2to2be2spending2money—but2this2is2
complete2one-off.2They2are2coolest2jeans2you’ve2ever2seen.2And2902euro2is2 nothing2 for2 a2 pair2 of2 really2 good2 jeans.2 If2 you2 were2 in2 Gucci,2 you’d2 be2
paying2at2least25002euro.2Oh2God,2I2want2them.2I2want2them2Kinsella,22005:2 92.2
2 The2writer2can2conclude2that2Rebecca2Bloomwood2always2makes2her2self-
justification2 when2 she2 wants2 to2 get2 a2 thing.2 She2 tries2 to2 forget2 her2 financial2 problems2in2debt.22In2order2to2fill2her2desire,2she2will2have2some2imagination2in2her2
self-talk2which2looks2like2supporting2her2in2doing2something.2 2
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3. Self-Seeking
Self-seeking2 is2 a2 condition2 when2 a2 person2 who2 has2 a2 strong2 desire2 or2 determination2to2get2something2for2his2or2her2need.2In2the2self-seeking,2a2person2
will2tend2not2to2care2about2what2happens2to2other2people2when2they2want2to2get2the2 thing.2 In2 the2 novel2 Confession of a Shopaholic, Rebecca2 Bloomwood2 can2 be2
categorized2 as2a2self-seeking.2Rebecca2is2a2person2who2has2strong2desire2to2 get2 something2that2she2wants.22
Rebecca2 loves2 fashion2 since2 her2 childhood.2 She2 always2 tries2 to2 match2 the2 style2of2a2person2in2a2magazine.2That2activity2is2her2favorite2one.2She2usually2reads2
a2magazine2that2can2help2her2to2see2about2the2newest2style2in2fashion.22
It’s2habit2of2mine,2itemizing2all2clothes2I’m2wearing,2as2though2for2a2fashion2 page.2I’ve2been2doing2it2for2years—ever2since2I2used2to2read2just seventeen.
Every2issue,2they’d2stop2a2girl2on2the2street,2take2a2picture2of2her2and2list2all2 her2clothes2Kinsella,22005:26.2
2 Her2dream2to2be2a2successful2person2is2motivated2by2her2love2in2fashion2and2
style.2 By2 looking2 at2 her2 past,2 Rebecca2 can2 be2 characterized2 as2 a2 self-seeking2 because2of2her2effort2to2get2what2her2wants2in2life.2In2the2beginning2of2the2story,2it2
is2described2when2she2wants2to2buy2the2scarf.2She2gets2some2problems2with2her2 money2to2buy2the2scarf.2Then,2she2asks2the2shopkeeper2to2keep2it2for2her2until2she2
gets2her2credit2card.2 I2tear2a2piece2of2paper2out2of2my2notebook,2write2on2it2“Can2you2lend2me2
twenty2quid?”2and2pass2it2to2Elly,2who’s2still2surreptitiously2listening2to2her2 mobile2 phone.2 I2 wonder2 what2 she’s2 listening2 to.2 It2 can’t2 still2 be2 her2
horoscope,2surely?2She2looks2down,2shakes2her2head2and2writes,2“No2can2 do.2Bloody2machine2swallowed2my2card2Kinsella,22005:213.2
2 At2that2moment,2Rebecca2tries2to2lend2some2money2from2her2friends2in2order2
to2buy2the2scarf.2Finally,2she2lies2to2everyone2that2she2needs2the2money2 for2her2 aunt2who2is2hospitalized.2On2her2way2to2go2back2to2the2store,2she2meets2a2man2who2
is2also2in2a2hurry2because2his2wife2is2in2labor.2Rebecca2tries2to2forget2about2the2fact2 that2her2business2is2nothing2than2the2man’s.2Looking2at2Rebecca’s2reaction2to2this2
situation,2the2writer2concludes2that2Rebecca2makes2her2business2become2the2most2 important2among2all2things.2She2also2does2not2really2care2to2others’2problem.2She2
just2wants2to2take2the2scarf2which2is2actually2pointless.2She2also2states2that2what2 she2wants2is2also2important.2
As2I2walk2along2the2pavement,2I’m2feeling2a2bit2shamefaced.2I2should2have2 got2out2my21202quid2and2given2it2to2that2man2for2his2baby,2instead2of2buying2
pointless2scarf.2I2mean,2when2do2you2think2about2it,2what’s2more2important?2 Clothes—or2the2miracle2of2new2life2Kinsella,22005:216.2
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Although2she2already2thinks2about2the2matter2of2her2business2in2buying2the2 scarf,2 she2 still2 sticks2 on2 her2 side2 that2 her2 business2 is2 more2 important2 than2 the2
miracle2of2a2new2life.2By2seeing2the2reaction,2Rebecca2can2be2characterized2as2a2 self-seeking.2 She2 sticks2 on2 her2 plan,2 no2 matter2 what,2 in2 order2 to2 get2 what2 she2
wants.2 2
B. Society in the Novel
According2 to2 Klarer,2 setting,2 location2 and2 social2 surrounding2 are2 the2 important2point2that2supports2the2action2to2take2place.2In2this2novel,2Confession of
a Shopaholic,2 location2 and2 social2 surrounding2 where2 Rebecca2 lives2 have2 influences2to2Rebecca’s2characteristics.2The2term2society2in2the2novel2is2usually2
related2to2the2relationship2of2the2characters2inside2the2story.2Meanwhile,2Elizabeth2 Langland2 has2 described2 society2 as2 the2 social2 surrounding2 in2 the2 novel2 in2 some2
points,2such2as2the2relationship,2background,2and2places.22 In2 this2 discussion,2 the2 writer2 reveals2 the2 influence2 of2 the2 society2 toward2
Rebecca’s2disorder.2By2observing2the2social2surrounding2in2the2novel,2the2society2 will2 be2 the2 main2 point2 to2 be2 discussed.2 Society2 in2 the2 novel2 is2 the2 aspect2 that2
supports2 the2 story2 to2 take2 place.2 It2 also2 determines2 the2 characteristic2 of2 the2 character2in2the2story.2In2this2study,2the2writer2focus2on2the2society2that2influences2
the2 main2 character’s2 personality.2 Places,2 human2 relationship,2 and2 family2 background2 are2 the2 points2 that2 support2 the2 writer2 on2 analyzing2 the2 main2
character’s2personality.2 2
