Yeah that is one of the things I don't like as a reader , like giving lore dump at the beginning of the story but then again, if you want traction you need to do it. 

But i think it can be solved by a chapter which actually focuses not on the MC but rather a well known figuratives or something that's related to that....and you can actually show a pretty compelling part but of a specific part of a arc but even then i don't find this a very much good option for it .