“Tin Man”, through absurd circumstances, comments on familial pressure, or more specifically, the desperate need for family approval and the profound impact it can have on the course of one’s life. When Arnie’s mother needed a heart transplant, he was swiftly, and without his consent, delegated by his family as the donor. Despite his family’s incessant pestering, the factor that ultimately led Arnie to give in was his yearning for approval and his feeling of obligation to pay off his debt to his mother. This is a pattern that is all too common in toxic family dynamics. Whether intentionally…