KnowraMacGuffinLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to MacGuffin, each with the reason it gives.All 13Related 8Compared with 5ForeshadowingCompared with: A plot-driving object need not hint at later events, unlike a detail used as foreshadowing.Red herringCompared with: A MacGuffin drives pursuit; a red herring misleads about what explains the mystery.QuestCompared with: Unlike a quest's meaningful object, a MacGuffin chiefly exists to drive pursuit.Chekhov's gunCompared with: A MacGuffin motivates events, whereas a Chekhov's gun gains significance through its specific function.Plot twistCompared with: A MacGuffin motivates action; it need not overturn assumptions or reinterpret earlier events.