In the short fiction story, “Marionettes Inc.” by Ray Bradbury, the complication of betrayal is shown when people control others and their emotions. The effects of betrayal can affect one both emotionally and psychologically, causing one to feel unwanted. While discussing his marriage with Smith, Braling confessed his marriage was “unfair. [I] didn’t love her. [I] told her as much. Didn’t [I]”?(156) Braling seems to never love his wife and was forced into marriage due to the circumstances in his life. Both his parents and his business forced him to be a part of something he had no business in. You’ll never stop me. It’s impossible “to shut me off. I’m just perfectly alive and i have [feelings]”(161) just like you. While Braling is trying to