Through the use of dialogue the author of “Tin Man” is able to demonstrate the fact that no matter what you do, you will never please everyone; it will never be enough. From the beginning of the story, when Arnie’s aunts are trying to convince him to give up his heart, they call him selfish, they ask “What kind of son are you?” (Budnitz, 85). They tell him he owes his mother his heart. That his love isn’t enough. He needs to pay, and the only currency they are willing to accept is his heart. But then when he finally agrees there is a drastic change in their words. They gush over him. “What a…