Presented through the structure of family relationships and religious beliefs (Scarlato 2):
Example 1: “After all, she hadn’t really kissed him, had she? He knew women were up to wild and uproarious things these days, [...]” (Wang, We Two Alone 28).
Nelson insinuates the woman's kiss was because he was dressed as a woman or due to his Chinese ethnicity as rebellious counters to traditional relationships at the time.
Under a Marxist superstructure, same-sex or interracial relationships would be heavily frowned upon (Mambrol).
Example 2: “[Frank] was no heathen; he didn’t need to be saved.” (Wang, We Two Alone 60).
Frank experienced very turbulent hardships throughout his life including racial discrimination and wartime suffering.
It caused a profound distancing from society’s status quo implementing religion, showing he had suffered enough on Earth.
Example 3: “Our covenant is broken forever and ever.” (Wang, We Two Alone 178).
Ernie, a single father, has a brief encounter with another single mother.
The “covenant” being broken is the eternal bond being broken from his ex-wife.
This is significant as religion under a Marxist superstructure prioritizes long-lasting, well-intentioned marriages and not a lifestyle of hedonism (Mambrol).