it's an embarrassing snapshot of SpongeBob at the Christmas party

Someone just said the sixth letter in the alphabet is F with "FOX FORCE FIVE" being FFF, it corresponds to 666. Sooooo...it's the pilot episode?

I always thought it was the missing jewels from Reservoir Dogs.

The krabby patty secret formula

F is the sixth letter in the alphabet. "Fox Force Five" or FFF is also 666.

It's so obviously just a yellow light bulb. They're all just amazed that it means so much to Marsellus.

I always thought it was heroin, and the gold emitting from the case was just in Vincent and Ringo’s minds representing wealth or treasure.

I saw a video once that made it ridiculously clear what was in the briefcase. The movie is a modern retelling of the quest for the Holy Grail. Galahad is the only man holy enough to deliver the grail to King Arthur, so obviously he corresponds to Jules. Arthur is also betrayed by his treacherous son Mordred, his adulterous wife Guinevere, and his dissembling knight Sir Lancelot, strongly paralleling Marcellus' betrayal by Butch, Mia, and Vincent respectively. And Merlin the Magician corresponds to Wolf, and so on. The grail is something that people would recognize on sight, but would struggle to believe that it's actually there in front of them, very neatly matching people's reactions to the thing in the briefcase. There are a bunch of other supporting details, most notably Butch's rescue of Marcellus with a sword. Visual allusions to Indiana Jones would be apropos for obvious reasons.

Jules told us exactly what's in the case: his boss's dirty laundry. Marcellus just has some awe-inspiring threads. xD

QT has not given an innocuous answer when he says ' it is whatever you want it to be'. He has given a precise answer. Think about who has actually looked into the case. Ringo "the weak" and Vincent "the tyranny" of evil men". Before I realized this I assumed the contents was Grace. Then, I realized that I am a christian and that is what I would "what it to be" just as "the weak" and "the tyranny of evil men" would see "whatever they want it to be." Both Vincent and Ringo respond the same way to the contents as that contents is "whatever they want it to be" Marsellus represents the devil as both Vincent and Jules (before his conversion) serve Marsellus as 'the tyranny of evil men". This explains why the combinaton to the case is 666. 666 is the number of man, the number of the beast, or, that which keeps man's soul from uniting with God. The contents of the case, then, is sin, or, the beguilement of sin's supposed glory. It is your worst fear disguised as your greatest desire. It is whatever would tempt you to sell your soul and separate you from God, eternally. This is why Jules never looks at it and it is why he was able ultimately succeed in becoming 'the shepard'.

i always felt it was the holy grail for some reason...

It’s the Oscar it should’ve won for best picture!

What's in the briefcase? Another briefcase.

As I understand, the original plan was to have the case filled with the diamonds Mr Pink took off with at the end of *Reservoir Dogs*, but Tarantino decided to throw in the yellow light as tribute to an old B-movie where a similar item represented a block of fissionable material for a bomb. I do have to say though, I love the idea that the case shows the person who opens it whatever they want; it reminds me of the Mirror of Erised from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which was a seriously underused concept.

Also the 666 is the combination could be a reference to the .999 it stamped on all gold bullion blocks

It's the ark of the covenant

The briefcase contains the 14 minutes i wasted on this video...

I think its the diamonds from Reservoir Dogs.

Perhaps the suitcase serves as a physical embodiment of desire itself, and the film explores the destructive tendencies of blindly chasing desire.

Notice that Jules doesn't ever look in the briefcase, and the only characters whose points of view we follow that don't die are those who never saw/had anything to do with the briefcase. This even includes Uma Thurman, who did temporarily die before being resuscitated, since she never interacted with the briefcase.

its Half Life 3

It was the Infinity Gauntlet.

It HAS to be something famous/well known, because the guy at the end says “Is that what I think it is?“ and Jules says yes.

It's just a McGuffin with a few fan references from Tarantino's love of film thrown in. As a fan of Hitchcock, Tarantino wanted to use the ultimate McGuffin in his film.

Maybe it's the Lincoln Letter from the Hateful Eight?

The secret recipe for Big Kahuna burgers!

Tarantino would NOT just ignore the weight issue if the suitcase was filled with gold. It’s flapped around like it’s empty. He is too detail oriented to miss that.

It's the diamonds from the Reservoir Dogs heist. It's in the original script. But then Tarantino decided he didn't want to do a straight-up sequel. One could assume Mr. Pink is hiding out by working as a waiter.

It's the golden fiddle from "The Devil Went Down To Georgia."

It's the Gold of the Sierra Madre. Finding it though, that's not the hard part. It's letting go.

I always assumed it was gold until I heard the Marsellus's Soul theory.

it's An Early Demo For Half Life 3

Nude photos of Mia Wallace? Lol

the beep at the end was a bit much...

Tim Roth's character tells us in the movie: "Is that what I think it is?" and the answer is an affirmative "Mm-hm." It's the gold glowing cinematic equivalent of a Rorshach test.

I actually went back and re-watched the film after seeing your video about the gold watch, and I noticed something - nearly every character and scene in the film is lit in a creamy golden light, and gold and yellow feature prominently in sets and wardrobes. Given that production designers and directors typically use limited color palettes to establish themes in characters and sets, I began thinking - perhaps the contents of the briefcase is the cinema. The characters and stories we rely on for entertainment, enlightenment, aspirations, dreams. The sum of the effort and imagination of artists through the history of the medium, a thing Quentin Tarantino has stated repeatedly as being wholly responsible for the man he is and the work he does, and something he values above everything else in the world. The contents of the briefcase is the experience of the cinema.

maybe it's a very good quality lightbulb. Visually more appealing and "beautiful" than your average incandescent

Here is what's in the case. It's GOLDEN chicken McNuggets. McDonald's logo is referred to as the GOLDEN arches. Jules asks Vincent "We happy?" during the scene where they obtain the case. Vincent replies "We happy!" This is in reference to McDonald's happy meal. Not to mention the fact these 2 character's talk about fast food restaurants(including the GOLDEN arches) before getting to the scene, where Jules enjoys a "tasty burger".

I've heard there's a theory that Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs are set in the same world, the same day, which apparently explains why the police don't show up in Pulp Fiction. They're all trending to the situation which plays out in Reservoir Dogs.

Man, not sure what happened to Rob’s message. I wanted to reply directly, anyway he kind of says it explicitly but I think Rob is saying the briefcase is/contains the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (I.e. the forbidden fruit). 666 represents the evil and the inherent beauty in the box represents the good. Those that attempt to “consume” the fruit (I.e. open or steal the briefcase) are punished by God. Those who resist prosper. Took me 3 years to put this together.

Mia says ''the truth is that no one knows why Marsellus threw Tony out of that window except Marsellus and Tony''. It's pretty much clear that Marsellus' 'embarrassing secret' was discovered. Also Jules says, 'Since then he's kind of developed a speech impairment'....implying that Marsellus also deliberately broke his vocal chords to hide his secret.

it's Goldmember's Gold Member.

It's also a mystery how Jerry Seinfeld didn't hit either Vincent or Jules with even one freakin bullet at that close of range.

ah so when Ringo sees the contents of the briefcase he is 'cursed' to die, until Jules 'buys his freedom', allowing him to live.

Thanks for the noise at the end. You bust my ears wide open

I've never noticed this before but Vincent very slowly squeezed the trigger when shooting Marvin and it didn't seem accidental. when Rob said Vincent executed Marvin it just kinda clicked for me.

I love this analysis. You discuss each theory, their merit, and ultimately discredit most of them. The ending of your video chooses to stick to QT's own thoughts on the matter, that it's almost irrelevant. We don't need to know, but our want will fuel many more viewings of the film and theories to occur. So many dislikes for a discussion that deepens our understanding while ultimately leaving the answer up to us. Much like the director has chosen for his movie, if that edited video is any indication. Props, and here's to many more videos.

Immortality. Because whoever possesses it cannot die. Not everyone realizes it tho.

Note: the term Big Kahuna is often in reference to God. Just an interesting tie-in, though I agree, the brief case is an overall red-herring.

Ending hurt my ears :( The case shows what you want at the cost of an early grave. A physical manifestation of a dangerous get rich quick scheme where those who look aren't following orders and subsequently die because of a greater personal desire that overcomes rationality.

It's the "Pulp Fiction" magazine the film uses for the poster. In other words, it is smut with Mia as the cover girl. 666 represents a challenge for both the viewer and Marsellus. In Marsellus' case it is the quest to remove all copies of it from public view, perhaps this is the last one in circulation. Tarantino also has an admitted sexual fascination with the actress who play's Mia Wallace and I believe he put her in the briefcase in a way that secretly reveres her while at the same time making it the centerpiece to the film. He thinks of her as gold.

I'm suprised that you didn't mention that the glowing suitcase mcguffin is a plot device used multiple times in previous films. These include the 1955 film noir 'Kiss Me Deadly' which has been noted as a huge influence on Tarantino. It's also used in the film 'Repo Man'. I think Tarantino lifted it from Kiss Me Deadly, because thats what he does. He takes really good concepts from various films and mashes them together to create something new. Great film and great video Rob.

It's the One Ring.

A Big Kahuna burger?

I never realized until now that Jules was the last one seen with the briefcase. He goes to the bathroom and is never heard from again... I bet you he kept it. And then proceeded to just walk the earth. Going from town to town. Briefcase in hand. Meeting people. Having adventures...

So the briefcase contains a 1khz sine wave? Glad that's cleared up :)

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned that the "ambiguous glowing briefcase thing" was not an original idea.. I first saw it in a film called "Repo Man".. made long before Pulp Fiction.. same running theme throughout that film.. a brief case that mesmerizes those who look at the contents and glows off the people's faces as they look inside.. never revealing what is actually inside.. Q T ripped the idea. it's so obvious I figured it was a tip of the hat to that film.. but I guess not..

The Samuel L Jackson character saved all the patrons getting slaughtered by the two robbers (the patrons represented how many people were killed throughout the movie). It's possible the briefcase holds someone's fate. When Marcellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) went to Butch's (Bruce Willis) apartment to kill him, Marcellus is ran over possible to die from his injuries. When he chases Butch in the pawn shop, and the pawn shop one calls his friend and brings out a gimp to torture Marcellus, Marcellus could of been killed if Butch didn't save him. I notice anyone that has possession of that briefcase avoided death. When Marcellus wife (Uma Thurman) overdosed and was revived, it was because the briefcase was returned.

Damn...!! That was really awesome... Love this channel and subscribed..

I always thought it was just a bunch of heroin.

Dude, it's the Klopman diamond. Obviously.

The glowing briefcase is just a reference to the 50s movie "Kiss Me Deadly" (Tarantino loves referencing other movies). If I remember correctly, it's plutonium in the briefcase in that movie.

Remembering that i saw this movie when it first came out and everything went right over my head. I was taught no religion or religious background. Just a violent movie with a lot of cussing. Might have to rewatch it. 30+ years later.

I've always thought it was desire itself which was contained in the briefcase. And mostly this is because Jules is the only one who has 'risen above' desire and the only one not particularly interested in it. He would be fine wandering the earth like in the TV show 'Kung Fu' he mentions. He is not trapped in desire, as the rest of those who fall one after another all around the case.

So it's Twinkies. Got it

I don't know why there were so many dislikes. This is one of your better videos

First I love your videos..they are by far the most insightful analyses of film that I've found as yet on youtube..That said I would really love to hear your pov on some westerns..like Appaloosa..310 to Yuma...the good the bad and the ugly.I think society has generally overlooked some of the deeper undertones associated with them and how they relate to human emotions and social issues. Please keep up the great work!!

Its a mcguffin. Its whatever you want it to be. Tarrantino has confirmed this several times in the pulp fiction directors commentary, if memory serves

The "It's whatever the audience wants it to be"-excuse is such a damn copout, if you ask me: We hear it with "Total Recall" and "Pulp Fiction" is no exception. All I can say about the briefcase is that it must have spiritual-origin behind it, hence the "666" combination.

It's Eris' Golden Apple. All hail Discordia!

What it is is the lost 1849 gold Double Eagle, and parts of the golden fleece, with two gold bars self inscribed by Captian Kidd himself kept in something to keep it all from clunking around. It's the kind of treasure that would be well known by legend, and therefore priceless.

It's obviously an apparatus for trapping lions in the Scottish Highlands. I know several people have dismissed the MacGuffin explanation, but that is a failure to look at the function of the prop in the story. Whether the briefcase is intended to be a supernatural object or gold, or whatever, it doesn't matter- the briefcase functions as a MacGuffin. What matters is the roll it plays in the film. It is an "object of desire." The purpose of the object of desire in any story is designed to reveal characters' inner conflicts. Inner conflict can be described as a the relationship between a character's conscious desire (to obtain the object of desire) and their unconscious need (the moral lesson the character needs to learn about the universe). The measures characters take to pursue, protect, sacrifice, etc the Object of Desire reveals the nature of their character and in some cases serves to illustrate their character arc (the arc is the moment when the conscious desire gives way to the unconscious need- fundamentally changing the character's values). Even if Tarantino secretly intended the briefcase to contain a soul it is irrelevant to its function in the story, because in practical terms it served as a MacGuffin. The same is true for film like Mission impossible-- i.e. the Noc List was a disk that held the true identities of secret agents- the nature of the object of desire only serves to heighten the stakes and reveal character- it's simply a plot device. I do think Tarantino understood the tradition of the MacGuffin in filmmaking and was doing what he always does- paying homage to the greats and employing their craft artfully.

The briefcase represents the moviescreen itself (reflecting the pure light from the projector bulb). That's what I think since I rewatched Pulp Fiction quite recently. It makes sense because a moviescreen literally is a thing onto which things (or ideas) can be projected. @ 11:59 Pumpkin first looks at the moviescreen and right after that he looks down towards the briefcase, while he still aims his gun towards the moviescreen. In this way, Pumpkin physically shows the connection between the moviescreen and the briefcase (representing the moviescreen). Tarantino is having fun @ 02:37 because we all THINK he is having fun. But, actually he explains perfectly what's in the briefcase. Visually. At the right moment Tarantino wants to reveal what's in the briefcase, the 'filmreel' gets stuck. Right after that, the filmframe burns up due to the heat of the projector bulb. What remains is the naked movie screen, reflecting pure light. And that's what Tarantino is trying to communicate, in a funny way: the briefcase represents the moviescreen. We think we've just missed Tarantino's big revelation, because we don't associate the 'mechanical problems' with Tarantino's revelation. We don't see it as a continuum. Tarantino makes an interesting gesture @ 04:04 when he says "it applies to all of them". "All" in this case, refers to the moviescreen itself, which is all. (The camera even zooms out at this moment to emphasize that Tarantino is talking about the moviescreen/frame). Is this your interpretation too, Rob? (The 'orange fades' that cover the whole moviescreen, so we have an orange moviescreen that resembles the orange/golden moviescreen/rectangle inside the briefcase? The rectangular plaster on the back of Marsellus neck (close to the visual cortex) representing the (rectangular) shape of the moviescreen? The backwindow fades to red due to Marvin's blood, just like the moviescreen fades to orange? The Gold Watch meaning 'watching the gold'? While watching this video, I was thinking: Jesus Christ.. Rob.. come ON. These (moviescreen) examples are almost too obvious to ignore. Did you really make "the Meaning of the Monolith revealed" video? But then I saw how you ended the video. Also I read that you hadn't offered your interpretation in this video. That made quite some sense, actually. But, still I'm not sure what your interpretation is. So, your joke at the end, eventually wasn't a joke, but a reference to Tarantino's visual explanation what's actually in the briefcase? (sorry for my extensive comment)

Its Redemption, a strong theme in all his movies/scrpits - and the bandaid on Ving Rhames neck was incidental, he forgot it was there and QT liked it and left it in.

I know exactly what it is. The contents were revealed in the movie The spirit. Lemme explain. Sin City was directed by Quentin Tarantino. Since sin City seems to take place in the same universe as the movie The Spirit, it's safe to say it's the Golden fleece worn by Hercules himself. The Golden fleece was also carried around in a briefcase that had the same errie Golden glow. The fleece has many stories associated with it throughout history. Notably Homers Odessy is one of them.

It's a McGuffin. That's all. It's also a rip off from "Kiss Me Deadly".

I think it is the prototype Bobba Fett Toy that shoots the rocket!

It's funny to think that if it really is "Whatever you want it to be," and so many people choose to believe it's Marcellus Wallace's soul, does that mean that all of those people subconsciously covet the idea of a soul?

I remember that MySpace vid and it pissed me off, royally. Your vids are great. New sub. Salute, sir

13:42 I’m going to guess you were about to say “…the Gold Room at the Overlook Hotel.” ☻

the briefcase has the golden chessmen,the infinite in the making of a mans will. Samoan witchdoctors claim they can take the soul out the back of the neck.David foster WALLACE wrote Franzens bio,it is a franzen suit case and Wallace wants it back ,as franzen the author says his most influential book was Jane smileys book The Greenlanders which has the phrase in the foreword."afterwards they will find the chessmen,marvellous and golden in the grass just where the ancient gods dropped them".never doubt 90% of films are steeped in religious metaphors.

In this video, enjoyable as it is, the term McGuffin is convolutedly defined. A McGuffin is simply an object/thing/device used in a movie to advance the plot. It doesn't have to be explained. It's just taken as a given that the people in the movie are interested in it, desire it, and take action to defend, run away with, or attempt to recapture it. The contents of the briefcase in Pulp Fiction is maybe the clearest example of it. Briefcase closed.

One thing I noticed is the use of revolvers, which also hold 6 rounds, but maybe I'm reaching

I feel guilty letting everyone in on the big secret of the briefcase and this video hints at it. It is the mind of Quentin Tarantino.

Glad to see this video because I, too, have long thought that the briefcase in PF is an homage "Raiders of The Lost Ark." And, incidentally, the reason I thought *that* is because the opening of the Ark in ROTLA seems to be an homage *itself* -- to the 1955 film noir "Kiss Me Deadly." The similarities between the opening of the briefcase in KMD and the opening of the Ark are obvious.

I think there are two anwers to this mystery. "What's in the briefcase is whatever you think it is" might mean that it is not important to the story what's in the briefcase, important is that the content of the briefcase is highly valued by everybody and everybody wants to possess it, so much even that they're willing to steal, lie and murder. The other answer goes into the spiritual direction. In the briefcase is light, a blinding spiritual light, everybody who looks into it is mesmerized by its beauty, but also endangered to go astray, like a lost sheep. It is said that people who see the light, meaning who think they've encountered God, are in danger to become arrogant, because they think to know who God is, even worse, come to a conclusion that they are God, and falsely think they're above everybody and everything. Jules gets this message, when the bullets pass through him by divine intervention. He immediately quits his job and wants to be the shepherd. He wants to serve God and guide misguided souls back to the right path, which is what he does in the diner café. Vincent doesn't get the message and gets killed. Also, at 2:05: left from Vincent's head, the curtain rod, or whatever that is, looks like Jesus on the cross to me.

I theorize what's inside the briefcase (money) acts as a metaphor... it's not meant to be literal. Money blinds money corrupts. The light/money is like a moth to a flame. It corrupts those who seek it/gaze upon it. It's essentially what has gotten every body in trouble throughout this movie. Jules decides he's simply going to wander the land... he essentially turns his back on money (and gives the money in his wallet to the thief).... Jules makes a point that he can't give him the suitcase because it doesn't belong to him, not because he wants it for himself. I doubt it's Marcel Wallace's soul, however money will corrupt you and take your soul....with the suitcase combo being 666.... selling your soul to Satan. It could also be Quentin Tarantino's money in the suitcase or the movie studio's... for the movie or for selling his soul to Hollywood?

Troll.

Great breakdown, fun, especially the ending. One thing stuck out.. a "McGuffin" isn't necessarily a fake or empty or unknown thing.In fiction writing - I think it was shorthand from Alfred Hitchcock's creative team.. it's any plot device that is desired by the characters. McGuffins:The Maltese Falcon, The Ark, and Biff's ill-gotten sports stats book are examples, the Briefcase was a McGuffin because it was desired and drove the plot, albeit the desirability was implied. You videos are thoughtful and funny, great stuff.

It just contains Heroin (white sugar) Ringo at the end says: "oh, It's beutiful" (so it connot be the Marsellus' soul)

gold also features in kill bill - the bride's yellow suit - and Django - his wife wearing the gold dress in his visions. It seems to be associated with something ideal - a person, a code, an act - maybe even a perverse ideal such as a perfect execution. Something stylized, more or less 'perfect', and therefore not exactly real except in our minds - maybe even something divine? It could be due to the influence of Kubrik, who was all over it with color-coding. (There's even a wine bottle with a yellow label and a some yellow oil behind travolta when he opens the case - that's total kubrik, to put in stuff like that might never be noticed, but gets in subconsciously))

It could be just papers, uh, you know, uh, papers, business papers.

Lol. It's obvious from comments already that some viewers are assuming I haven't offered my interpretation in this video. Watch again and pay attention. I give lots of clues as to what my take on it is, I just haven't wrapped it with a one sentence summary :)

What's in the briefcase is the physical manifestation of the concept of redemption.

Irving Rhames accidentally cut his head while shaving it and put a bandaid on it. Quentin liked it so much he decided to tell him to leave it on and even focused on it in the movie. It has nothing to do with any plot line or mystery within the movie. Quentin just has a unique and bizarre visual style when directing his movies and the bandaid on Marcel’s head fit his style.

Nothing in this video makes it any less believable that the briefcase contains Marcellus Soul compared to anything else. It's so light that it almost seems empty, the content is beautiful and eye catching. The lock code is 666. There's a low mysterious hum that can be heard every time it's opened. While transporting the briefcase back to it's rightful owner, Jules and Vincent are protected from the bullets and who is to say that the devil didn't save them witch makes Jules talk about who he represents in his Ezekiel 25:17 speech even deeper because he is at that point doing the work of the devil. And by the time Marcellus is raped and is "saved" by Butch, He has most likely had the soul restored since that sequence takes place after Jules and Vincent brought it back to the bar. Also, a band aid makes it look more recent than a healed scar would've. Or it was just full of McNuggets

it represents 'the end' of the movie (could also use the word 'answer'), and by synechdoche the concept of the end of any story. something that can only be invented and longed for, since stories don't really have an ultimate end. the film blurs actual time and chronological time, the common threads being something gold in a briefcase or a gold watch. and every story has conflict trying to be resolved, which is the base motivation of all characters. they are all longing for, and searching for an end to something. the film both begins and ends with the briefcase, in the early morning, which is a beginning, not an end. it is some sort of point of resolution for Wallace. or perhaps a threat to it, meaning an end to his story in a different way. it gets vega killed because he wouldn't have run into butch if he hadnt been dealiing with it that morning. the only main charcters who aren't directly effected by it is Mia, who has no connection to the briefcase, and very nearly meets her end, but ultimately doesn't. and butch, who also barely survives, and represents the chronological end of the film, riding off on a motorbike. his story is about a gold watch. he manages to retrieve it and achieves something of a resolution to his predicament, although its clear his old life is over. jules is the guardian of the briefcase, and states it isnt his, right after telling vega his intentions of wandering the earth, leaving his fate to God (he doesn't react to it like the others, and so his fate is left to the eternal). and the gold effect in the shooting links death, which is the (at least functional)end to anyones story, to the briefcase. gold is of course something you recieve at the end of something. a medal, a trophy, a payment, a star, treasure, heaven. it's also a deliberate point of discussion -- extending the movie's conversational life-span, asking us, when, if ever, does the movie end? and finding out the contents, would perhaps, be the closest thing to an 'end' of the wider pulp fiction story as is possible. the last mystery. it subtextually represents its own practical potential. 'are we happy? yeah we're happy' ... is that a chracter's 'happy ending'? would it be a happy ending for us to find out the contents of the briefcase? also consider vega dying in a bath room, after taking a shit, as thought suddenly cleansed of all the turmoil. and yes, i am indeed stoned.

666: it's like the goons are fallen angels serving their dark master, punishing with hellfire, invincible to bullets... And the more scary becomes the idea of Juel to actually quit...

This film is definitely one of the greatest movies ever made. It is so thought-provoking.

It's Pride. Marcellus says so early in the film. Just my guess, but it's what all these men had in common (the 'pride' of our forefathers), it's the 'pride' of ownership, and it's 'pride' which goeth before a fall-- it's what makes 'having' so worth while portrayed as a viable essence or substratum. Many kill solely for 'pride.' Jules renounces his Pride, and lives. In Lacanian psychoanalysis, this is known as the 'barred subject' which cannot enter (directly) into discourse, and is described in literature through the figure of 'the anal father' or the male parent that refuses to renounce his own pleasure, a ribald character like Falstaff. It is also the 'sacred' which represents the limitation of the 'profane' world, where time turns into space and feces is transmuted into gold (as 'sacral' comes from the 'sacrum' or anal area), wherein something that is forbidden or taboo is elevated to a holy or divine status as described in the work of Claude Levi-Strauss where opposites ("binary oppositions") are joined together ("unification") in human though forming a myth. The purpose of the myth is to create the illusion or belief that irreconcilable differences in society are reconciled (such as that between master and slave, or man and woman, or between rich and poor). In this case (literally), what is in the briefcase allows all the criminal acts, especially murder, to be taken by employees of Marcellus Wallace without need of justification and with a cleansed conscience. They can appear to themselves and one another to have no qualms with their behavior because of the power of effectivity of the myth which I am describing as Pride. It functions like confession, divine providence, or self interest. In other words, it makes everything 'All Right'-- "Everything Is Awesome."