The Inner Party has a lot of special privileges. For example, they are able to turn off their telescreens completely, even though it is unwise to keep it off for more than 30 minutes. But these 30 minutes were very useful to Winston and Julia, who were able to talked in privacy to O'Brian and get into the Brotherhood.
Also, since he is in the Inner Party, O'Brian is probably more trusted by the government, even though he is part of the Brotherhood. You had to earn yourself to be in the Inner Party, so O'Brian is probably very trusted. O'Brian also has access to a lot of things, like doctors and surgeons. He can have a new face, a new body, a new way to speak and move. He has all the money he needs for it, so... But most importantly, he has a lot of power. He cannot be defeated, as Winston says. Or at least his body language shows that he cannot be defeated. Because of this power, undefeatableness (that is a word, not something I just made up), and confidence, he can make Winston and Julia do a lot of things, to go to extremes. They are ready to give their lives, to commit murder, to make sabotages, to take away the lives of innocent people, to betray their own country, to lose their identity, to commit random acts like throwing acid at a child's face if it can serve to the Brotherhood, to blackmail, to encourage prostitution... the list is long. But there is one thing that they cannot do. That s, stop loving each other. Neither the Party or the Brotherhood can make them do that.
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