People pleasing in "Tin Man" by Judy Budnitz

In the story "Tin Man", the author demonstrates, by using first-person view, how people pleasing can cost you your life through the interactions with the other characters. When Arnie told Mandy that he will offer his heart to his mom, she was happy for him. However, when the protagonist asks her if she would give him her heart, as she said she would, somehow it was unfair, selfish, and narcissistic of him. Mandy says, "Now that's not fair, ... You're just saying that. You're just thinking about yourself, what you need; you don't care about me. I think I'd better go-" (Budnitz 24) This…