Staring2straight2down2at2me,2I2should2say.2He2must2be2well2over2six2feet2 tall2 with2 dark2 hair2 and2 dark2 eyes2 and2 ...2 wow.2 Isn’t2 that2 suit2 nice?2 An2
expensive2suit2that2almost2makes2you2want2to2be2a2man.2It’s2inky2blue2with2 a2faint2purple2stripe,2single2breasted,2with2proper2horn2buttons.2As2I2run2my2
eyes2 over2 it2 I2 find2 myself2 wondering2 if2 it’s2 by2 Oswald2 Boateng,2 and2 whether2 the2 jacket’s2 got2 a2 silk2 lining2 in2 some2 stunning2 color2 Kinsella,2
2005:29.22 2
Rebecca’s2 working2 environment2 also2 influences2 her2 as2 a2 shopaholic.2 She2 always2compares2her2outfit2with2the2PR2girl.2She2looks2at2the2appearance2of2PR2
girls2 from2 their2 outfit’s2 brand.2 Unfortunately,2 the2 PR2 girls2 wear2 branded2 outfits2 like2what2Rebecca2usually2wears.2She2tries2to2mention2every2detail2of2it.2Rebecca’s2
working2environment2is2also2surrounded2by2the2people2who2have2high2standard2of2 lifestyle.2Actually,2Rebecca2feels2comfortable2with2some2relationships2with2other2
women2 who2 has2 high2 standard2 of2 lifestyle.2 However,2 this2 situation2 also2 makes2 Rebecca’s2desire2to2have2this2lifestyle2is2growing2bigger.22
2 2
3. Family
The2role2of2family2in2life2is2very2important.2It2is2because2family2is2the2very2 first2place2for2children2to2learn2something.2The2role2of2parents2in2a2family2is2the2
most2important.2A2child2will2try2to2copy2what2hisher2parents2do.2Some2children2 usually2 have2 the2 same2 character2 with2 the2 mother2 or2 the2 father.2 In2 the2 term2 of2
setting,2Murphy2has2said2that2past2time2has2some2influences2to2the2characteristic2of2 the2character.222
Someone’s2personality2will2develop2by2the2family.2Family2is2the2important2 point2that2influences2someone’s2personality.2It2is2because2family2is2the2very2basic2
society2 for2the2 character’s2development.2 In2this2 story,2Rebecca2has2parents2who2
really2love2her.2Rebecca’s2mother2is2described2as2a2woman2who2likes2to2shop.2It2is2 similar2 to2 Rebecca.2 However,2 in2 this2 case,2 her2 mother2 is2 not2 as2 shopaholic2 as2
Rebecca.22 Mom’s2terrible.2She’s2always2buying2new2stuff2for2the2kitchen—and2she2just2
gives2 the2 old2 stuff2 to2 charity2 shops.2 New2 kettles,2 new2 toaster2 ...2 We’ve2 already2had2three2new2rubbish2bins2this2year—dark2green,2then2chrome,2and2
now2yellow2translucent2plastic2Kinsella,22005:229.2 2
Mum’s2 really2 happy,2 too,2 as2 she’s2 found2 a2 pair2 of2 candle2 sticks2 for2 her2 collection.2 She2 got2 collections2 of2 candle2 sticks,2 toast2 racks,2 pottery2 jugs,2
glass2animal,2embroidered2samplers,2and2thimbles.2Personally,2I2don’t2think2 the2 thimbles2 count2 as2 a2 proper2 collection,2 because2 she2 got2 the2 whole2 lot.2
Including2 the2 cabinet,2 from2 an2 ad2 at2 the2 back2 of2 the2 Mail on Sunday magazine.2 But2 she2 never2 tells2 anybody2 that.2 In2 fact,2 I2 shouldn’t2 have2
mentioned2it.2Kinsella,22005:2302 2
It2 shows2 that2 Rebecca’s2 mother2 also2 likes2 to2 buy2 something2 which2 is2 not2 necessary,2for2example2the2kitchen2stuff.2She2buys2a2new2toaster2even2though2she2
still2 has2 the2 good2 one.2 She2 usually2 buys2 something2 just2 because2 the2 color,2 the2 shape,2 or2 the2 motive.2 Also,2 her2 mom2 buys2 some2 unnecessary2 stuffs.2 The2 writer2
concludes2that2Rebeca’s2mom2is2also2a2woman2who2loves2to2shop.2Similar2with2 Rebecca,2her2mom2tends2to2buy2something2which2is2not2necessary2but2not2in2high2
quality.2She2usually2buys2something2because2she2wants2it,2just2like2Rebecca.2It2is2 the2 reason2 why2 Rebecca’s2 mother2 can2 be2 seen2 as2 a2 person2 who2 influences2
Rebecca’s2shopaholic.22 2
C. The Influence of Society toward CBD
After2 knowing2 the2 characteristics2 of2 Rebecca2 as2 the2 main2 character2 and2 identifying2the2society2around2her,2the2writer2complete2this2analysis2by2showing2
the2enhancement2of2the2society2toward2Rebecca’s2characteristics2that2are2seen2as2
Compulsive2Buying2Disorder2CBD2sufferer.2In2other2words,2this2part2provides2 the2answer2to2the2third2question.2
Rebecca2Bloomwood2is2the2main2character2who2is2characterized2as2a2CBD2 sufferer.2 Having2 a2 hobby2 to2 do2 shopping2 makes2 her2 addicted2 to2 that2 hobby.2
According2 to2 Rosenberg2 and2 Feeder,2 behavioral2 addiction2 is2 a2 condition2 that2 people2have2when2they2cannot2control2to2engage2with2their2wants.2It2is2one2of2the2
psychological2 problems2 in2 the2 mental2 illness.2 The2 writer2 said2 that2 Rebecca2 has2 psychological2problem2according2to2her2addiction2to2do2shopping.2Also2her2hobby2
causes2her2to2get2financial2problems.2 CBD2 is2 characterized2 by2 someone2 who2 is2 addicted2 to2 buy2 something2 in2
order2to2release2his2or2her2desire.2However,2this2kind2of2habit2makes2a2distress2in2 someone’s2mind.2Rebecca’s2hobby2is2also2known2as2the2reason2that2causes2her2into2
a2 distress.2 According2 to2 the2 book2 of2 Behavioral Addiction,2 CBD2 has2 some2 characteristics,2such2as2Salience, Tolerance, Withdrawal Symptoms, and2Conflict.
Rebecca2has2those2characteristic2as2a2CBD.2Her2characterization2as2a2shopaholic2 also2shows2her2characteristic2as2CBD2sufferer.22
Based2 on2 the2 analysis2 about2 the2 characteristics2 of2 Rebecca2 Bloomwood,2 Rebecca2is2considered2as2a2shopaholic,2self-justification,2and2self-seeking.2In2this2
part2 of2 the2 analysis,2 the2 writer2 provides2 Rebecca’s2 behavioral2 addiction2 that2 is2 affected2 by2 the2 social2 surroundings.2 Rebecca2 is2 surrounded2 by2 society2 that2
unconsciously2 enhances2 her2 shopping2 hobby.2 The2 enhancement2 of2 the2 society2 makes2 her2 shopping2 hobby2 becomes2 behavioral2 addiction2 that2 is2 also2 called2 as2
