Through the use of a first-person narrator, the author of “Tin man” portrays the power of gaslighting and mental manipulation by family members. During the course of the story, we see Arnie slowly changing his mind about donating his heart to his mother and feeling bad for not wanting to in the beginning. In the beginning, it is clear that Arnie is against this idea: “'My heart?!' I shouted. 'Are you crazy?'” (Arnie). The word “shouted,” and “crazy” clearly show how shocked Arnie was that his aunts even thought about asking him to donate his heart. Throughout the story, we see the different…