Way Down East is a silent melodrama focused on traditional heterosexual relationships and moral dilemmas. The film does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no direct portrayal or impact on queer identity within its narrative.

Way Down East, a 1920 silent melodrama, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on traditional gender roles and societal judgments, with no elements related to transgender identity or experience. Therefore, the film's portrayal is not applicable to the rubric.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 1920 film "Way Down East" is a direct adaptation of the 1897 play of the same name. All major characters retain their original genders as established in the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.

The 1920 film "Way Down East" is an adaptation of a 1897 play. All major characters, originally depicted as white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the film. There are no instances where a character's established race was changed for the screen adaptation.