One of the best places to start is actually in the book
itself or in any decent commentary about it. Orwell very carefully created his
characters in order to mimic certain political figures of the time. Squealer is no
different.
In this case, Squealer functioned as the
propaganda arm of the Soviet machine, changing events around so that they will fit with
the idea of communism instead of simply being power grabs and Napoleon getting whatever
he wants.
You could find some parallel events or stories
from the Soviet propaganda machine and link them up to the events on the farm that
Squealer changes around, this could really be a fun essay.
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