The briefcase functions as a “MacGuffin,” a plot equipment used to push the story forward.
This would mean the gangster sold said soul to the devil and decided that he wanted it back.
But (according to the theory) it comes with a price evidenced by the bloodbath that isPulp Fiction.
Many people have noted that the briefcases lock code is 666, a number associated with the Devil.
Considering Jules monologue aboutdivine interventionafter miraculously surviving a shoot-out, the soul theory is indeed intriguing.
Others have suggested thatthePulp Fictionbriefcase holds the diamonds fromReservoir Dogs.
Theres not much evidence to support this argument aside from the gangster aspects and character connections.
InReservoir Dogs, Mr. Blonde, a.k.a.
Vic Vega, goes on a killing rampage after a carefully planned diamond heist, thus upsetting Mr.
Quentin Tarantino’s classic tale of violence and redemption follows the intertwining tales of three protagonists: hitman Vincent Vega, prizefighter Butch Coolidge, and Vincent’s business partner Jules Winnfield.
Pink, who later escapes with the loot.
A less theatrical theory aboutwhat was in the briefcase inPulp Fictionis drugs.
A number of characters in the movie can be seen taking drugs.
Mia also snorts heroin thinking it’s cocaine, which leads to her overdose.
The homage has led to the wild theory thatthePulp Fictionbriefcase contains God.
Perhaps the real purpose of thePulp Fictionbriefcase is simply to fuel speculation amongPulp Fictionfans.
And you’ll make that decision somewhere down the line.
Now, if I tell you at this table what it is, you’ll throw that away.
And I don’t want you to throw it away.
That’s your movie.
