For example, a purely dystopian work typically explores the mechanisms and motives of the totalitarian state to keep its people under control, whereas one of paranoid fiction would concentrate more on the effects of the state on its inhabitants' mental and emotional well-being, and its implications on the decadent condition of society. George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four can be viewed as a balance of the two, depicting the Party as crushing free will through a strictly defined language and constant monitoring, but also through psychological torture and the distorting of people's viewpoints on what is true and what is false.
Consider a dystopian work that often examines how totalitarian states maintain power over their subjects. In contrast, paranoid fiction might concentrate more on the state's influence on its citizens' mental and emotional health, as well as its impact on society. George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four can be viewed as a synthesis of these two genres, showing the Party controlling free will through strict language and constant monitoring, but also using psychological manipulation to distort people’s understanding of truth.