Answer
statements about a culture's institutions
Explanation
Social commentary includes the idea of implementing or promoting change by informing the general populace about a given problem and appealing to people's sense of justice.It contains series of comments and explanations about the cultures.
Menacing= threatening
Interminable= Continuous or never-ending
Exuded=To give off a smell or attitude
Noxious=poisonous
Vast=huge
Monotonously= Repeating the same actions so that it becomes boring.
Melancholy= Deeply sad
Inhabited=Lived in or on
Indirect characterization is implied by the author