“Long Black Veil” by Jennifer Finney Boylan (post 10): Mention of Mr. Frodo, from same novel as Gollum, the character with multiple personality

“But I don’t think there will be a return journey, Mr. Frodo” (1, p. 177) (2).

The above sentence confirms the author’s knowledge that Gollum, Judith’s dog, is named after the character from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings who is well known as having multiple personality.

Can Boylan be using the name “Gollum,” and then, by mentioning Frodo, remind the reader to what “Gollum” alludes, without meaning to raise the issue of multiple personality? It remains a possibility, as long as no narrator or character in Long Black Veil actually mentions multiple personality.

1. Jennifer Finney Boylan. Long Black Veil. New York, Crown, 2017.

2. Wikipedia. “Frodo Baggins.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frodo_Baggins