concept
The Crucian Carp (social type)
Crucian Carp
also: Карась
In "A Fishy Business"'s allegory, the crucian carp -- proverbial prey of the pike -- represents the passive, resigned petty townsman or subordinate who has internalized his own exploitation as natural and even proper.
Reading notes
- A Fishy Business §21 The Crucian Carp
The crucian carp (karas'), proverbial prey of the pike (see the Krylov-derived saying quoted in the text), represents the passive, resigned petty townsman or subordinate who has internalized his own exploitation as natural and even proper.