Human Relationship Society in the Novel

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 CBD.2 In2 addition,2 considering2 the2 focus2 of2 this2 analysis,2 the2 writer2 decides2 to2 apply2Rosenberg2and2 Feder’s2theory2about2behavioral2addiction2in2order2to2find2 out2which2part2of2Rebecca’s2life2that2involves2the2most2in2Rebecca’s2personality.2 The2 writer2 provides2 the2 society2 in2 Rebecca’s2 life2 that2 enhances2 one2 of2 her2 characteristics2as2a2CBD2sufferer.22

1. Places

Through2the2explanation2of2Rebecca2as2the2main2character2in2this2novel,2the2 author2clearly2describes2that2Rebecca’s2flat2is2the2trendiest2place2in2Fullham.2In2 this2case,2the2writer2refers2to2the2effect2of2the2social2surrounding2around2the2flat2 towards2the2main2character’s2personality.2As2stated2before,2Rebecca2lives2in2a2flat2 that2 is2 well-known2 as2 the2 trendiest2 flat2 in2 Fulham.2 Living2 in2 the2 society2 where2 people2force2her2to2get2a2better2life2is2not2easy.2In2other2words,2when2people2are2 surrounded2by2high-class2people,2they2tend2to2follow2the2surrounding2in2order2to2 get2the2recognition2from2them,2they2want2to2be2accepted2in2that2society.2 Rebecca2really2loves2to2bring2some2shopping2bags2from2several2expensive2 brands2and2likes2to2call2herself2as2a2woman2who2wears2something2branded.2She2 thought2that2people2who2look2at2her2will2pay2attention2to2what2she2wears.2Also2she2 thought2that2by2wearing2some2branded2stuff,2she2will2be2recognized2as2a2high-class2 person.2When2she2gets2a2new2scarf,2she2calls2herself2as2a2girl2in2the2Denny-George2 scarf.2 Then,2 she2 calls2 herself2 the2 girl2 in2 the2 white2 coat2 when2 she2 gets2 a2 new2 branded2 coat.2 This2 situation2 drives2 her2 shopaholic2 to2 become2 more2 addictive2 though2her2life2is2already2miserable2because2of2her2debt.2 The2recognition2as2a2high-class2person2by2wearing2expensive2stuff2is2very2 important2for2her2life.2She2thinks2that2others2will2see2her2as2a2woman2who2has2high2 standard2 of2 lifestyle.2 Thus,2 she2 never2 thinks2 about2 her2 future’s2 need2 such2 as2 a2 house,2saving,2and2so2on.2Rebecca2experiences2it2when2her2childhood2friends2ask2 her2to2get2a2better2flat2though2she2has2lived2in2a2good2flat2with2her2flat-mate.2 “Are2 you2 moving?”2 I2 say2 in2 surprise.2 Elly2 lives2 in2 the2 coolest2 flat2 in2 Camden,2with2two2guys2who2are2in2a2band2and2get2her2into2loads2of2free2gigs2 and2stuff.2I2can’t2think2why2she’d2want2to2move.22 “Actually,2I’m2buying,”2she2says.2“I’m2looking2around2Streatham,2Tooting2 …2I2just2want2to2get2on2the2first2rung2of2that2property2ladder.”2 “Right,”2I2say2feebly.2“Good2idea.”2 “You2should2do2it2yourself,2you2know,2Becky,”2she2says.2“You2can’t2hang2 around2in2a2student2flat2forever.2Real2life2has2to2begin2sometime”2 She2glances2at2one2of2her2men2in2suits,2and2he2gives2a2little2laugh.2It’s2not2a2 student2flat,2I2think2indignantly.2And2anyway,2who2defines2“real2life”?2Who2 says2“real2life”2is2property2ladders2and2hideous2pearl2earrings?2“Shit-boring2 tedious2life,”2Kinsella,22005:2130.2 2 Rebecca2thinks2that2she2has2already2had2a2good2life,2but2it2is2different2from2 what2other2see2about2her.2After2she2met2her2old2friend,2she2begins2to2think2about2 her2 life.2 By2 answering2 feebly,2 she2 looks2 so2 jealous2 of2 her2 friend.2 Then,2 her2 characteristic2 as2 a2 self-justification2 person2 influences2 her2 to2 justify2 her2 life2 in2 reality2which2is2much2more2different2to2her2old2friends2who2do2not2know2about2 fashion2at2all.2The2moment2of2self-talk2happens.2She2begins2to2blame2others2and2 thinks2 that2 she2 is2 right.2 Rebecca’s2 characteristic2 as2 a2 self-seeking2 person2 also2 makes2her2not2think2about2others.2She2feels2that2her2business2is2her2own.2No2one2 can2change2or2even2touch2it.22 The2writer2sees2that2Rebecca’s2reaction2to2her2old2friends2also2reveals2her2 characteristic2as2a2CBD2sufferer.2She2makes2her2own2business2become2the2most2