Judy Budnitz’s “Tin Man” expresses how letting people take advantage of you is not beneficial because it allows people to start viewing you as something you could offer them, and this dehumanizes you. Budnitz does this through metaphors, emphasizing on how Arnie’s loved ones treat him after his surgery. For example, after Arnie gave up his heart, no one came to visit him. This shows the reader that even though he sacrificed a huge part of his essence to save his mother, no one showed any gratitude or cared enough to visit him post-operation. Arnie’s loved ones perceived him as someone whose…