Rebecca’s Friends The Influence of Society toward CBD

3. Family

Rebecca2has2a2mom2who2has2the2same2hobby2as2her.2Her2mom2really2loves2 to2buy2something2that2others2think2as2unnecessary2thing.2 It2is2stated2before2that2 Rebecca’s2characteristic2as2a2shopaholic2is2an2effect2of2her2mom’s2characteristic.2 Rebecca2 tends2 to2 copy2 what2 she2 had2 seen2 in2 her2 childhood.2 The2 difference2 between2Rebecca2and2her2mom2is2just2from2the2kind2of2thing2that2they2like2to2buy.2 Rebecca’s2 mom2 loves2 to2 buy2 something2 that2 is2 cute2 or2 able2 to2 be2 the2 new2 collections.2Same2as2her2mom,2Rebecca2usually2buys2some2branded2things2for2her2 life.22 In2the2moment2when2Rebecca2wants2to2buy2the2scarf,2it2can2be2seen2that2she2 cannot2control2her2desire.2She2does2not2care2when2she2begins2to2embarrass2herself2 in2order2to2lend2some2money2to2buy2the2scarf.22 As2Alicia2carries2on2speaking,2I2lean2toward2Elly.2 “So,2listen,”2I2whisper.2“Can2I2borrow2your2credit2card?”2 “All2used2up,”2hisses2Elly2apologetically.2“I’m2up2to2my2limit.2Why2do2you2 think2I’m2living2off2LVs?”2 “But2I2need2money”2I2whisper.2“I’m2desperate2I2need2twenty2quid”2I’ve2 spoken2more2loudly2than2I2intended2and2Alicia2stops2speaking.2“Perhaps2you2 should2have2invested2with2Foreland2Investments,2Rebecca,”2says2Alicia,2and2 another2titter2goes2round2the2room.2A2few2faces2turn2round2to2gawk2at2me,2 and2I2stare2back2at2them2lividly.2They’re2fellow2journalists,2for2God’s2sake.2 They2should2be2on2my2side.2National2Union2of2Journalists2solidarity2and2all2 that.2Not2that2I’ve2ever2actually2got2round2to2joining2the2NUJ.2But2still2 “What2do2you2need2twenty2quid2for?”2says2Luke2Brandon,2from2the2front2of2 the2room.2“I2…2my2aunt,”2I2say2defiantly.2“She’s2in2hospital2and2I2wanted2to2 get2her2a2present2Kinsella,22005:214.2 2 Rebecca2 looks2 very2 humiliate2 herself.2 She2 tries2 not2 to2 think2 about2 others.2 The2paragraph2above2can2be2classified2as2an2effect2of2Rebecca’s2family2when2she2 was2child.2Rebecca’s2mom2always2lies2about2certain2foods2that2she2buys2for2her2 family2and2says2that2she2cooks2by2herself.2She2lies2to2her2family2in2order2to2get2 compliment.2Rebecca2looks2like2her2mom2who2is2willing2to2spend2her2money2to2 buy2some2stuff2that2are2not2necessary.2Similar2to2her2mom,2Rebecca2is2willing2to2 do2anything2in2order2to2get2something2that2she2wants.22 It2can2be2seen2that2Rebecca2cannot2control2any2desire2to2buy2something.2As2 an2effect2of2her2mother,2Rebecca’s2problem2is2more2complicated.2It2is2similar2with2 the2 characteristics2 of2 Conflict2 in2 the2 classification2 of2 behavioral2 addiction.2 The2 component2of2CBD2that2is2called2as2Relapse2happens2here.2Rebecca2has2seen2her2 mother’s2behavior2since2she2was2a2child.2In2her2childhood,2Rebecca2also2is2told2as2 a2girl2who2loves2fashion2that2makes2her2want2to2buy2something2related2with2it.2Her2 mom2 also2 allows2 her2 to2 buy2 the2 fashion2 magazine2 that2 possibly2 becomes2 the2 reason2 of2 her2 big2 desire2 to2 shop.2 It2 is2 also2 the2 reason2 why2 Rebecca2 has2 more2 extreme2pattern2of2her2excessive2behavior2than2her2mom.2She2needs2to2control2her2 desire2 by2 reading2 the2 fashion2 magazine2 until2 she2 has2 her2 own2 salary.2 It2 is2 why2 Rebecca2cannot2control2herself2when2she2is2in2her2addictive2behavior.22 2 45

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION

In this last chapter, the writer comes to the conclusion of the analysis of the main character, the social surroundings matched those characteristics to the symptom of Compulmive Buying Dimorder CBD as the impact. The writer has three problems which have been discussed in the previous chapter. There are the characteristic of the main character, the description of the social surroundings, and the influence of the social surrounding towards CBD. The writer applied some theories in order to answer the problems. Theory of character and characterization is to answer the characteristic of the main character, theory of setting is to define about the social surroundings in the novel, and theory of CBD is to investigate the symptom that the main character has. The object of this study is a novel written by Sophie Kinsella, entitled Confemmion of a Shopaholic. This novel has one important and interesting character, named Rebecca, who has significant personality disorder in the story. Rebecca is seen to have some characteristics that show the tendency of shopaholic. As a shopaholic, she is characterized by her personal description, character seen by another, the speech, her past life, and also her reaction in every situation. There are three characteristics that can be drawn on the novel. First, she is described as a shopaholic. Since she was a child, she has loved fashion. She usually imagined that she could be a woman with high-standard of lifestyle. In the age of 25, when she has her own salary, she truly enjoys to do shopping. She usually buys everything that she wants. The brand becomes the most important consideration to decide whether the thing that she wants to buy is worth or not. It influences her life until she cannot control her desire to do shopping. This situation that always happens throughout her life makes her become shopaholic. Second, she is described as a self-justification. As it is mentioned before that Rebecca usually buys something that she wants, she usually justifies herself to get the thing. The moment of self-talk always happens to her mind in order to make her choice or her wants become the important thing to buy. This situation also makes Rebecca become someone who does shopping just to release her desire, not the necessity. Third, she is described as a self-seeking. Rebecca is a person who will do anything to get something that she wants. Her big desire on shopping makes her become self-seeker. She will not care to anything except on herself. Furthermore, to comprehend Rebecca’s CBD as an effect of social surroundings, society of the novel becomes the second problem formulation. In the society of the novel, there are three points that can be drawn from the novel. First, places in the novel. London is described as a place where has high-standard of lifestyle. Rebecca lives in Fulham road which is famous as a place for women who have glamorous live. Living in a place that is surrounded with a certain atmosphere will make someone become similar with the surrounding. It is the reason why Rebecca cannot control her desire to do shopping until some financial problems comes in her life. Second, Rebecca’s relation is related to her society. Rebecca has a best friend named Suze who has the same hobby to do shopping. Suze has a glamorous life because she comes from high-class family. Rebecca’s relation to the PR girls also influences her desire to do shopping. Those girls usually wear beautiful outfit with high-standard of quality. Rebecca feels that she has to be more than those girls. Her relation makes her desire to have high-standard of lifestyle is bigger. Third, family. Rebecca’s mom has a similar problem with Rebecca. Her mom cannot control to buy something that she wants. Even though her mom is not as shopaholic as Rebecca, it can be the influences of Rebecca’s problem. Regarding the characteristic of Rebecca Bloomwood and the description of social surroundings that is explained above, the writer aims to answer the last question of the problem formulation. The last question is about how the social surroundings influences the Compulmive Buying Dimorder CBD. According to the theory of CBD by Rosenberg and Feder, the writer already figured out five out of six characteristics of CBD sufferer which are matched. Those are Salience, Tolerance, Withdrawal Symptomm, Conflict, and Relapme. The first characteristics of CBD that is Salience can be identified in Rebecca’s reaction to her old friends. She never thinks about others because the behavior that Rebecca’s has, it tends to dominate her feeling. Rebecca has shown the characteristic of Salience because her shopping hobby becomes the most important thing for her and also tends to dominate the way of her thinking, feelings and behavior.