Sunday, May 18, 2014

Semiotics 1

The signifier is the bronze bull in New York City.

The bull signifies the aggressive nature of Wall Street. Whether that may be positive or negative could depend on the economic state at the time, but the bull itself is extremely aggressive in its stance and by its size.

Working on Wall Street is stressful no matter what time of year it is, and no matter what struggles or lack of struggles the economy could be facing, the bull symbolizes the tough nature of the job, the price that is paid with working there, the nature of the beast you could say.

It's tough and strong yet also lacks control,  like our stock market, which can fluctuate for any number of reasons. When working on Wall street the potential to earn good money is there, but the risk involved in investing, etc., lacks a certain amount of control.

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