The key
scene, where we learn of the Party's true motivation, can be found in the third chapter of book
3. There we discover the true nihilistic calculus that drives the Party's policies of
suppression and domination.
Ultimately, the Party has no interest in
justifying its actions, nor does it see any need to. For , the party seeks to assert domination
over people simply because it can, and because it wishes to. This desire to dominate and
control: this is itself the motivation driving the Party to act as it does. This is an insight
which O'Brien expresses himself, when he tellsto "imagine a boot stamping on a human
faceforever." That image serves to express the true face of the Party (and more broadly
speaking, the nature of totalitarianism itself).
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