Kai Erikson Describes Communities

Read Erickson first then read Orwell after that answer this question 

Question: Kai Erikson describes communities as being “boundary maintaining” (9), which means they share a defined geographic and/or cultural space.  He argues that any behavior that pushes or crosses that boundary is considered “inappropriate or immoral” (10) i.e. deviant.  How might this definition help you understand any of the texts we’ve read?