id ▁fiction ▁would ▁concent rate ▁more ▁on ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁on ▁its ▁inhabitants ' ▁mental ▁and ▁emot ional ▁well - be ing , ▁and ▁its ▁imp lications ▁on ▁the ▁dec ad ent ▁condition ▁of ▁society . ▁ ▁George ▁Or well ' s ▁Nin ete en ▁E ight y - F our ▁can ▁be ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁balance ▁of ▁the ▁two , ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁Party ▁as ▁cr ushing ▁free ▁will ▁through ▁a ▁strictly ▁defined ▁language ▁and ▁constant ▁monitoring , ▁but ▁also ▁through ▁psych ological ▁tort ure ▁and ▁the ▁dist ort ing ▁of ▁people ' s ▁view points ▁on ▁what ▁is ▁true ▁and ▁what ▁is ▁false . ▁ ▁To ▁further ▁increase ▁their ▁" mag ic ▁real ism ," ▁works ▁of ▁par ano id ▁fiction ▁often ▁employ ▁common ▁devices ▁and ▁arch et ypes ▁from ▁other ▁gen res , ▁including ▁a ▁detect ive - sol ving ▁structure , ▁plot ▁tw ists , ▁or ▁philosoph ical ▁them es , ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁sur real istic ▁tone ▁and ▁an ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁fear ▁and ▁dread . ▁ ▁Pl ots ▁also ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁f anc iful ▁and ▁occasionally ▁fut ur istic ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁their ▁inher ent ▁abs urd ity ▁and ▁imag in ativ eness , ▁but ▁also ▁maintain ▁some ▁measure ▁of ▁real ism ▁to ▁comment ▁on ▁how ▁apparently ▁un real istic ▁stories ▁can , ▁in ▁fact , ▁be ▁( o ften ▁fright ening ly ) ▁closer ▁to ▁real ▁life ▁than ▁one ▁might ▁think ▁at ▁first ▁glance . ▁ ▁Sometimes ▁par ano id ▁fiction ▁will ▁strongly