Signifier: The signifier is the bronze statue of the bull. It is in a permanent location, and it displays the bull in full charge, looking very aggressive as some bulls tend to be.
What does it signify? : The statue signifies fininacial stability, and being aggresive financially just like the bull is on it's own turf. It signifies taking no prisoners, moving forward, and charging to accomplish goals (for the bull, that might be taking down an opponent). The statue signifies something permanent, something that doesn't move, and always stays constant. Just as the statue is permanent, and bronzed, so should the market be in our country (not that this is the way it is, but the way our financial leaders and those in charge intend it to be).
Analysis: Wall Street has always been known as a place where financial trades, negotiations, and deals are made. Wall street in and of itself is a standard of excellence, a place that is always meant to be moving up and onward, never failing. In recent years though, the economy has suffered frequently and harshly. So what does that mean for the bronze bull? I still think the statue can signify those feelings of stability, aggressiveness and forward progress. I just believe that it changes from being that symbol of prosperity and representation of us at the present, it can be more of a symbol for the future-that no matter what, we will always stay aggressive, and keep moving forward in terms of the economic outlooks for our country and our own industries. Just because our economy isn't the most stable it has been at the moment, we can see the statue as something that we can be in the future, or somewhere that our economy can get back to.
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