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the army
George Orwell was in the imperial army then a british colony. He resigned in 1927 to become a writer. -
Eric Arthur Blair
He moved to paris, but he had no success in writing. This forced him to take mential jobs. He took his experiences and used them in his first book. This was followed by his first novel soon afterwards. He changed his name from Eric Arthur Blair to George Orwell just before the publication of his first book. -
'The Road to Wigan Pier'
"He was commissioned to write an account of poverty among unemployed miners in northern England, which resulted in 'The Road to Wigan Pier' "(George Orwell 1903-1950). -
Additive
"Late in 1936, Orwell travelled to Spain to fight for the Republicans against Franco's Nationalists. He was forced to flee in fear of his life from Soviet-backed communists who were suppressing revolutionary socialist dissenters" (George Orwell 1903-1950). This made him a complete anti-Stalinist. That is one experience that pushed him to write 'Animal Farm'. -
another additive
Between 1941 and 1943 he worked on pronpaganda for BBC (George Orwell 1903-1950). This is also one of his experiences that pushed him to write 'Animal Farm'.