This first image is an icon – it is a visual depiction of student debt (a culmination of many people’s student debt as opposed to a single person’s debt statement). Its denotational meaning is that it is a depiction of America’s student debt crisis, showing the amount of money the nation’s students owe in sum. It depicts the amount that students have owed over the years, showing how student debt has risen in previous years compared to the past. It is a numerical representation of the monetary issue plaguing students today. It’s connotational meaning is that student debt has risen over the years, and is a national crisis – it is a certain issue if a group of a nation’s people (in this case, students) owe $1.5 trillion in debt. Its connotation is that student debt has increased over the years, and that this increase is an issue – an economic issue that plagues people of all age groups. The meanings of the narrative have not changed – student debt is a rising issue that seems insurmountable to pass, and it is not caused by bad decisions on an individual’s behalf. Rather, the meanings have become more clear and concrete: the reader is able to visually see the impact and amount of student debt, as opposed to listening to a single student’s financial troubles.