In Fish Tank, the signifier is a heart shaped balloon flying over the council flats, the signified is that there is a silver lining, the sign is that after all the difficulties she has experienced, there is still a shred of hope for her, she now has got freedom and the fact it is heart shaped represents the love she has for her family.
In An Education, the scene where David pulls out the banana is the signifier, the signified is displaying how much of a fraud David is being to Jenny. The sign is that he would rather hide behind stories he has made up than show Jenny who he really is, in this, the banana is meant to compensate for his manhood.
In Alfie, at the very beginning and at the very end of the film there is a signifier of an abandoned dog running round the streets. The signified is that no one wants to look after the dog and it has to fend for itself. The sign is this represents the life Alfie has chosen at the beginning of the film is ultimately not the life he wants at the end but he is stuck with it. He ends up like the dog: lonely and forgotten
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