In the story “Tin Man”, written by Judy Budnitz, it portrays the damage of manipulation that can be done by your own family. We see the start of this family situation "WHAT KIND OF SON ARE YOU?" asks Aunt Fran.” (Budnitz 1) The main character’s aunt is bashing him for hesitating on donating his heart to his dying mother who suffered from a heart attack. “The doctors told us her heart won't last much longer. Her old ticker is ticking its last. "We can't fix it," the doctors said. "She needs a new one, a transplant." (Budnitz 1) Here, the narrator implies that the mother’s heart can not be…