A. The Characteristics of Rebecca Bloomwood
According to the theory of character and characterization by Murphy 1972: 161-173, there are nine ways that can be applied to analyze the characteristic of
the character. In this study, only five ways that will be applied. Those are personality description, character seen by another, speech, past life, and reaction.
1. Shopaholic
Generally, a person becomes a shopaholic when she or he truly enjoys to do shopping, she or he usually buys everything that he or she wants. However, in this
novel Rebecca is described as a shopaholic when she enjoys shopping on a certain brand with high quality. According to her thesis, Lestari also said that Rebecca is
a person who always tries hard to get all the stuff she wants whatever the way 2011: 48. Rebecca’s desire to shop cannot be controlled when she looks at
something in good quality. It becomes the reason why Rebecca is known as a woman who has high-standard of style. By looking at the personality description,
Rebecca is described as a 25 year-old woman who is addicted to shopping. It is also stated in the novel about Rebecca’s appearance.
I casually close my eyes and start to tot up. There was that suit in Jigsaw. And there was dinner with Suze at Qualinos. And there that
gorgeous red and yellow rug. The rug was £200, come to think of it. But it was definitely worth every penny—everyone’s admired it. Or, at least, Suze
has. And the Jigsaw suit was on sale—30 percent off. So that was actually
saving money. I open my eyes and reach for the bill. As my finger hit the paper I
remember new contact lenses. Ninety-five pounds. Quite a lot. But, I mean, I had to get those, didn’t I? What am I supposed to do, walk around in a
blur? Kinsella, 2005: 1.
Being known as a shopaholic, Rebecca usually wants to buy something that she thinks as a good thing with good quality. The brand becomes the most
important consideration for Rebecca to decide whether the things that she wants to buy is worth or not. She will not take any further consideration if she thinks that
the brand that is in sale is worth buying. In the window of Denny and George is a discreet sign. Its dark green with
ice cream lettering, and it says: SALE. I stare at it, and my skin’s all prickly. I can’t be true. Denny and George can’t be having a sale. They never have a
sale. Their scarves and pashminas are so coveted, they could probably sell them at twice the price. Everyone I know in the entire world aspires to
owning a Deny and George scarf Kinsella, 2005: 7. At that moment, Rebecca will go to the press conference in Financial Times.
On her way to go to the conference, she looks at the Denny and George’s window. Rebecca feels that she wants to buy the scarves and the pashmina that are
displayed as a sale in the window. As a shopaholic, she needs to buy the thing that she wants in order to release her desire. Rebecca will insist on any consideration
that will make the thing become important to buy. By seeing at her reaction, the writer can conclude that it can be one of the characteristics of Rebecca’s
shopaholic. Rebecca lives in the flat with her friend named Suze. Also, Suze really
loves fashion. Hearing the ring of cashier machine, hearing some words from the shopkeeper about her appearance, and holding some paper bags from branded
shops always makes her feel better. Having friend who also loves to shop makes Rebecca feel happy. She will buy everything that she wants without any
consideration. If there is any consideration, she will ask Suze. The
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