In the book of A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature Guerin, 2011: 222, psychological approach is defined as the psychological interpretation
and used to analyze human personality through human’s mind. It is also used to reinforce the understanding and the appreciation of a literary works by analyzing
one of the characters in the story through psychological approach. Since literary works mostly discuss on human relationship, human behavior, and the conflict,
psychological approach can be used to describe the development of personality disorder that is experienced by the character.
In a more specific conclusion, psychological approach is used to determine the reason behind the development of personality disorder. The writer uses
psychological approach because it deals with human’s psychological aspect. The psychological aspect of human is usually influenced by the society. In a word, this
aspect can be influenced by the society or the social surroundings. This approach focuses on human activities. It deals with the way the society influences
someone’s behavior. Therefore, the writer uses psychological approach to analyze the psychological aspect of the main character.
C. Method of the Study
This study is a library research. There were two kinds of sources used in this study. They are primary source and secondary sources. The first is the primary
source that becomes the main source for this study. It is the novel entitled Confession of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. The second one is the secondary
sources. They are the sources that can support the analysis. The secondary sources
are the reviews, the theories, the approach, and some data that are taken from the internet.
In order to analyze the novel, the writer took some steps. The first step was reading the novel many times. By reading many times, the writer wanted to have
more understanding about the novel. The second step was stating some problems that are mentioned in the problem formulation. The third step was collecting the
data that supported the novel. The data were taken from the library research and internet. Some theories would be used to analyze the novel. The writer found the
theory of Compulsive Buying Disorder from Behavioral Addictions. This theory is used to analyze the addictive disorder in the main character. Then, the last step
was drawing the conclusion.
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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
In this analysis, the writer tries to answer the questions in the problem formulation. This chapter is divided into three parts. The first is the characteristic
of Rebecca Bloomwood as the main character in the Confession of a Shopaholic. The second is the social surrounding of the novel. The third is the influence of the
social surrounding toward the main character’s compulsive buying disorder. According to the Klarer’s theory about the kinds of character, the writer
concludes that Rebecca is classified as a round character. Klarer’s theory 1999: 17 states that the round character usually denotes a person with more complex
and different features. Since the beginning of the story, Rebecca Bloomwood is described as a shopaholic with a lot of financial problems. She has a lot of debts
because she cannot control her desire to do shopping. Rebecca is very motivated in doing something. Moreover, she is a self-seeking woman. She usually uses
some ways in order to get something. After reading further, the writer can conclude that Rebecca has personality disorder. Because of the society, Rebecca
becomes one of Compulsive Buying Disorder sufferers. The role of the society unconsciously enhances her hobby that is a shopaholic becomes a personality
disorder.
