In “Tin Man,” Arnie, the protagonist, narrates a story that proves how gaslighting can destroy a persons power of reasoning and leave them vulnerable to emotional manipulation. When Arnie confronts Aunt Fran and Aunt Nina about their ridiculous idea that he donates his heart to his mother, “My heart?...Are you crazy?” (Budnitz 85), they immediately crush his voice by teaming up against him. The word “crazy” clearly indicates that Arnie thought this to be an absurd idea and was obviously surprised that the aunts were even discussing it. This story definitely follows the classic definition of…