Cruelty is a sadistic and inhuman action. Cruelty’s justification can only arrive from whether the intents of the perpetrator were deliberate or not. It can exist in various forms, such as verbal assaults, physical harm, and cognitive deception. Any form of deliberate cruelty is an unforgivable crime because it can inflict misery and harm into another individual's life.
In Tennessee Williams’ story, A Streetcar Named Desire, the concept of deliberate cruelty pertains to a majority of the characters’ relationships. Blanche Dubois cognitively decepts her love interest Mitch through the yarns of lies she deliberately weaves. This unforgivable crime ultimately comes back to haunt Blanche because, after realizing Blanche actually