In chapter eight of The Lord of The Rings, Frodo, followed by Sam and Gollum, continue their journey to Mordor when they spot the ring-wraiths that appear looking for the ring. In previous confrontations with the Wraiths, Frodo has resorted to putting on the ring in an attempt to feel more secure, as he felt that the ring gave him both the security and the power needed to fight them off. This time, however, Frodo feels “no inclination to wear” the ring, as he knows now that the ring would “betray him”(315). Frodo has come to understand both the power and evil of the ring, and has become less susceptible to its temptations, highlighting the growth in his maturity since the beginning of the journey. This is not easy to do, as other characters who exude strength, like Boromir, have fallen victim to the ring’s power. In Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, she highlights the evil temptations, not that far off from the temptations of the ring that Tolkien describes, of technology on youthful generation. In chapter 16 of her book, Zuboff argues that “emerging adults devote more time to using media than any other daily activity”(280), falling victim to the power of social media and technology. Rather than fighting this temptation to dedicate their lives to the online world, just as Frodo did to the ring, young adults become entranced within the media. Those who do try to quit feel “disconnection from the network” and symptoms such as“cravings, depression, and anxiety that are characteristic of clinically diagnosed addictions.”(279), which ultimately forces them to fail when trying to unplug from the online world. This analysis from Zuboff highlights how dangerous powers have the ability to control and tempt a large population into misusing it, and creates a message of not falling victim to its power.