to MacGuff

[Jonathan Lighter]

>From Sandra Newman & Howard Mittelmark's invaluable _Read this Next_ (2011),
p. 9: "A copy of _Manon Lascaut_ sets the plot of _Camille_ in motion,
without, sadly, ever becoming a true MacGuffin. It MacGuffs for a mere
instant before turning into a thematic element."

Some will scoff that this is merely a stupid pun. Pun, yes. Stupid, no.

JL



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