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* [[Adam and or Eve]]: The two brothers are named Cal and Aron and their father is named Adam. The brothers' uncle is Charles, and Adam's wife is named Cathy.
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: Director Elia Kazan decided to completely cut out the first two thirds of the book and just make the movie about the final third, which focuses on Adam's two sons as teenagers.
* [[Alice Allusion]]: ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' was Cathy's favorite book as a child.
* [[Arc Words]]: ''{{spoiler|Timshel}}''.
* [[Asian Speekee Engrish]]: Thoroughly [[Subverted]] and [[Deconstructed]] with Lee's entire character.
* [[Cain and Abel]]: Charles and Adam, Cal and Aron.
* [[Childhood Marriage Promise]]: {{spoiler|Aron and Abra}} make one.
* [[The Clan]]: two for the price of one!
* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]: Cathy in her early years; she is described as a [[Complete Monster]].
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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Lee, the Pidgin speaking Chinese cook, is actually the smartest character in the whole story.
* [[Parental Favoritism]]: Cyrus prefers Adam, and Adam {{spoiler|prefers Aron}}.
* [[Roman à Clef]]:
* [[Self-Made Orphan]]: {{spoiler|Cathy, in one of the most chilling scenes in the book.}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: The title is taken from [[The Bible|The Book of Genesis]]: "And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and took up residence in the Land of Nod, east of Eden."
* [[Sibling Triangle]]: {{spoiler|Cathy marries Adam, but sleeps with his brother Charles}}. Later,
* [[The Sociopath]]: Cathy.
* [[Son of a Whore]]: {{spoiler|Cal and Aron.}}
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* [[The Unfavorite]]: Charles and {{spoiler|Cal}}.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Cyrus to Charles, and later,
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: The epic religious symbolism is the entire point of the book.
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