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   From: mr@sandman.net   
      
   In article ,   
    "No One in Particular"  wrote:   
      
   > >But still, the term "split personality" is unfitting in any stage of   
   > >Gollum. Dual nature (as in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide) is more fitting,   
   > >especially in the context of a drug-induced disorder.   
   >   
   > Was DID in use back in the 1930's though?  Either way, I was thinking more   
   > in generalities than specifics.   
      
   In any way, the term "split personality" in real life and in a story   
   doesn't necessarily equate. Meaning that Tolkien and his readers   
   doesn't need to apply modern medical definitions to the personality   
   state of a character.   
      
      
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