1. The signifier here is a image of a statue of a bull in
ready to charge.
2. The statue signifies the power, aggressiveness and brute
force that comes from Wall Street and the people who work there. It is a symbol
of the success of the market in times past and its continual success thought to
happen in the future.
3. Since the statue was made after a stock market crash, the
economy hasn’t been all good as the bull is supposed to represent. We have had
other crashes and dips in the market that change the meaning of the bull to
show failure despite all the power and aggression. Wall street has failed and
had to be bailed out and that is not what the bull represents. Currently we are
in a good state, but it will inevitably fail again which will change the
meaning of the bull again. In resent news, the Fearless Girl statue was placed
in front of the bull changing the meaning completely. Now the girl represents
innocence and the power of women and maybe even men who are not superior. The
bull is then in turn the bully or the thing we are fighting against. It is
making the bull the villain in this scenario instead of a powerful force for
good as the artist intended it to represent.
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