MacGuffin
A MacGuffin, also known/referred to as McGuffin or maguffin, is a plot device in the form of a goal or some kind of desired object in which the character is willing to do anything in his/her power to obtain.
The MacGuffin is commonly used in most films, especially thrillers. The MacGuffin is usually the main focus of the film in the beginning, the film may then play out with the MacGuffin coming back in focus towards the ending. However the MacGuffin may have been forgotten about by the end of the film.
Some examples of what a MacGuffin could appear as would be: money, love, glory, power, victory etc. For example, the MacGuffin in the film Titanic would be the 'Heart Of The Ocean' necklace.
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