To determine if an object is a MacGuffin, one can ask certain questions: It usually takes the form of a mysterious artifact, package, or weapon that everyone in the story is chasing, though in some cases it won't even be shown. It won't pop up again later, it won't explain the ending, and it won't do anything except possibly distract you while you try to figure out its significance. McGuffin or maguffin) is a term for an object or element in a story that drives the plot, but serves no further purpose.
