Through first person narration, Judy Budnitz’s short story “Tin Man" displays the different types of manipulation that can negatively affect an individual. Arnie, the protagonist, is gaslighted into believing that he needs to sacrifice his heart to save his mom’s life. This decision is influenced heavily by his aunts, Nina and Fran, who are using different types of controlling and manipulative behaviors. The first form of manipulation that they use is guilt-tripping. Nina and Fran continuously make him feel terrible, pointing out that he is a failure and will never succeed. Additionally, the…