This situation is very different from Rebecca’s financial condition. She said that the flat is such a hideous expensive place. Financially, Rebecca does not
have enough salary to pay the rent. Then, she has to afford some money to rent the flat with Suze. Another fact about Rebecca’s flat is that the Flat in Fulham is also
known as a trendy-flat. It is described in the novel that there is something special with the people who live in the Flat. It can be the reason why those people have
high standard of lifestyle. An article said that the flat is surrounded by girls who live on trust funds. Thus, many people who live around Rebecca also have a high
quality of life. “Good weekend, Rebecca?” says Philip.
“Fine, thanks,” I say, glancing up from the brochures as though surprised to be interrupted while I’m at work.
“I was round your neck of the woods on Saturday,” he says. “The Fulham Road. Trendy Fulham.”
“Right,” I say absently. “It’s the place to be, these days, isn’t it? My wife was reading an articles
about it. Full of It-girls, all living on trust funds.” “I suppose so,” I say vaguely.
“That’s what we’ll have to call you,” he says, and gives a little guffaw. “The office It-girl.” Kinsella, 2005: 104
Philip as her boss in the office sees that Rebecca is also part of the It-girl in the Fulham road. Known as a trendy Fulham makes Rebecca become known as
the pop-girl with a hilarious life. This is called as the place that someone lives will be described as someone lifestyle’s background. The fact that Rebecca loves
shopping and buying something branded sometimes becomes the reason why she has high standard of lifestyle while financial problems follow her life. In this case,
Rebecca feels that she needs to be glamorous as the others around her.
In the conversation above, Rebecca does not look interested in Philip’s question. She realizes that Philip’s statement is not really true for her. She just
answers vaguely when Philip mentions about the trust fund because in fact, Rebecca has no that thing from her parents. However, in order to pay the rent, she
usually pays it together with Suze. In this situation, the problem is that Rebecca wants to look the same when she meets her neighbor.
2. Human Relationship
Humans are social beings. As a social beings, they need some relations to live in a certain society because they cannot live alone. It is the reason why
relation is always related to the society. Having a good relationship with the society will help someone to have a good life. It also has a big influence to
someone’s life. In the society, there are some components that people have to deal with, such as friendship, social interaction, job environment, and the peer group.
In the story, Rebecca has a good friendship with her flat mate, Suze. She feels that Suze always has the same idea as her in terms of shopping. They never
have any serious problem about friendship. Actually, Suze is also described as a shopaholic. The same as Rebecca, she also has a glamorous life. It is seen in the
way Suze appreciates anything that Rebecca buys. Suze usually knows the essential points inside the thing, such as the standard of the brand, the quality, etc.
The difference is that Suze still gets money from her parents every month. Suze’s parents have a good financial condition. It is the reason why she never gets
financial problem in her life.
As a best friend, Suze usually helps Rebecca. She never asks Rebecca for the rent payment when she seems having no money. Suze also becomes the one
who will be asked by Rebecca when she wants to buy something. Having the same idea for making some considerations in shopping makes both of them
become very close to each other. This is why I love sharing a flat with Suze. Julia, my old flat mate,
would have wrinkle her brow and said, “Denny and who?” or, “That’s a lot of money for a scarf.” But Suze completely and utterly understand. If
anything, she worse than me Kinsella, 2005: 20. “Oh no,” says Suze assuredly. “What happens is, the money’s lent, it’s
returned with a thank-you letter, and that’s the end of the matter. This card”—she waves it at me—“this is something extra.”
This is the way I love sharing a flat with Suze. She knows stuff like this, because she mixes in the right social circles Kinsella, 2005: 70.
Rebecca feels very grateful that she has a friend like Suze. It is because Suze is very different from Rebecca’s flat mate in the past. Besides, Suze also has
high-standard of lifestyle just the same as Rebecca. That is why Rebecca feels so happy when there is someone who can give her any comment in choosing
something, such as the style, and the brand. Rebecca works as a financial journalist in Successful Saving. Having a job
as a journalist makes her have to attend some conferences in order to write the article. In her work’s environment, she has special attention to the PR girl. The
outfits that are worn by them are the things that she has to focus on. She usually compares her outfit with PR girls.
Like today, she’s wearing an orange chiffony shirt over a pair of white cotton trousers, espadrilles, and a big wooden necklace, the kind I could
never in a million years Kinsella, 2005: 9.
