institution
Cockroach Chorus
Chorus
also: svábbogarak, Swabian beetles
The chorus of A civilizátor, composed of cockroaches (svábbogarak). 'Sváb' (Swabian) was Hungarian slang for German settlers and Austrian bureaucrats; the chorus thus physically embodies the imported 'civilization' and its infestation metaphor.
Reading notes
- The Civilizer §1 The chorus is made up of cockroaches.
Cockroaches (svábbogarak, literally 'Swabian beetles') are a running pun: 'Swabian' (sváb) was Hungarian slang for German settlers and, by extension, Austrian bureaucrats. The chorus thus physically embodies the 'civilization' Stroom imports.