Bartleby the Scrivener, A Tale of Wall Street

Why is subtitle " A Story of Wall Street" important in "Bartleby, the Scrivener" by Herman Melville?

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In this story, Melville is attacking what he believes is the dehumanizing of workers, which in his mind is directly caused by capitalism.... Wall Street being the mecca of this evil.

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Bartleby the Scrivener