In love in a Small Town, Wang intentionally avoids detailed description of the main characters 'backgrounds or their social milieu. She also keeps narrative comment to a minimum. Instead, the carefully constructed which two minor actors--young, spirited and in close physical proximity every day-- discover, through force of instinct, their sexuality.
在《小城之戀》裡，王安憶特別淡化故事主角的背景及人世環境，並特意減少對白，藉著密不透風的感覺，描寫兩個精力旺盛、年少青春的次要演員，在練功的過程，憑著生命的本能感到性的存在與需求。