( CNN ) -- Hero Vincent has a dream : to see the titans of Wall Street trade their palatial office suites for a row of dank prison cells . The crime ? Theft . Stealing billion-dollar , taxpayer-funded bailouts . Getting rich on your dime while you struggle to make ends meet . And if you 're tired of standing by while the rich get richer and the middle class crumbles , he has a suggestion : Take it to the streets . Vincent , 21 and unemployed , has suddenly become one of several unofficial spokesmen for Occupy Wall Street , a leaderless protest movement made largely of twenty-somethings upset with the state of the economy , the state of the war in Afghanistan , the state of the environment , and the state of America and the world in general . If that sounds vague , it 's meant to be . In less than three weeks , the movement has become a magnet for countless disaffected Americans . And at a time when an overwhelming majority of Americans say the country 's on the wrong track , there 's no shortage of new potential recruits . Photos : 'Occupy Wall Street ' protests . On Saturday , more than 700 protesters were arrested for blocking the Brooklyn Bridge . A splinter group called Occupy Chicago touted a `` huge afternoon march . '' In Boston , 34 groups -- unions and other organizations focused on everything from foreclosure prevention to climate change -- marched for `` an economy that works for all of us , '' according to one website . Over on the West Coast , Occupy Los Angeles kicked off with a march to City Hall . In Seattle , demonstrators touted `` a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors ( and ) genders . '' On Monday , a live video feed from Occupy Wall Street was featured at the start of a three-day conference of progressive leaders in Washington . What does it all mean ? `` We 're here for different reasons , '' said Vincent , whose father is also unemployed and recently went through a home foreclosure . `` But at the end of the day , it all boils down to one thing , and that 's accountability . We want accountability for the connection between Wall Street and the politicians . '' `` Something has to change , '' he told CNN . `` We 're out here because we 're tired of what 's been going on . '' Giles Clarke , a 46-year-old freelance photographer and father of two , echoes Vincent 's call for greater accountability . `` People have simply had enough , '' Clarke said . `` We 're living in an age where the inequality between high-end Wall Street and the ( rest of us ) is simply a gap that has become too big . Millions of people have lost their jobs . Millions of people have lost their homes . '' There 's been , Clarke said , `` way too much cloak-and-dagger activity within the corridors of Wall Street '' in recent years . `` This is about raising awareness and a change of political discourse . '' The average person , according to Vincent , `` is just fed up because there 's no more middle class . The margin between us and the employers is so great now . Where will we be in a couple of years ? '' Does he actually want to occupy Wall Street and shut it down ? `` We want to educate people , '' Vincent said . But `` if Wall Street actually shuts down , we 'll be happy about it . '' The movement `` feels like something that will ultimately spread like the Arab spring , '' said Egberto Willies , a CNN iReporter in Washington . `` I call it the American autumn . '' Occupy Wall Street and its offshoots have clear strains of liberal economic populism -- a powerful force in U.S. history during various times characterized by growing economic stress . That said , it could be a mistake to label or tie the movement to a specific agenda , said Susan Olzak , a Stanford University sociology professor . `` It 's difficult to classify a social protest movement early on in its history , '' Olzak told CNN . `` Clearer goals could eventually emerge , but there 's no guarantee . '' `` Many movements fizzle out . Others become more organized , '' she said . But `` I think we run a risk ( by ) taking a snapshot at any one point in time , and trying to categorize the movement in any one way based on that snapshot . The only way to study these protest movements is to follow them over time . '' If Vincent , Willies and Clarke have their way , there will be plenty of time for this movement to continue to grow and evolve . Some observers question if it could become a liberal counterweight to the conservative populism of the tea party . For his part , Clarke predicts the movement will go international in the next few months . `` Let 's get talking , '' he urged . `` Let 's have some of these issues looked at . '' CNN 's Greg Botelho and Maggie Lake contributed to this report .
Occupy Wall Street is a protest movement covering a range of issues , with no clear leadership . Many of the protesters are upset with growing wealth divide in the United States . Nobody 's being held accountable , one protester complains . It 's too soon to clearly label the movement , Stanford sociologist Susan Olzak says .