MacGuffin

Macguffin is a term used in movies and stories. It's the thing that everyone in the story wants, but it isn't important to the story itself. Think of it like a prize or goal. It could be a special object, like a diamond, or it could be an idea or something that someone needs to do, like solving a mystery. Everyone in the story is focused on the macguffin, but in the end it doesn't really matter if they get the macguffin or not. The important thing is the story and what happens to the characters.