In the short story “Tin Man" written by Judy Budnitz, The main character struggles with self-worth as he chooses whether he must choose between himself and his own mother. In this story, point of view is used in this story to convey hysteria. Initially, the main character is hesitant as he realizes that the way his family is pressuring him to do so could be lethal to him. Unfortunately, as the story progresses he is swayed to change his mind and give his mother his heart. “You're young, you're strong- you have a college education… You shouldn't have started smoking, though''(Budnits, 2)…