Certainly, the Freudian Eros and Thanatos—love and death, haunt the nine chapters of the brief novel.
Sadly, the first printing of the novel was not a success and sold a mere 21,000 copies. In his final three years, Scott Fitzgerald was unable to find a copy in bookstores to show Sheila Graham, The Great Gatsby. Today it has sold over 25 million copies, worldwide and sells half a million copies annually. Thank You to Scottie!
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."