The Great Gatsby Capturing the American Dream is central topic for many novels. Like other stories, 'The Great Gatsby' is also about American Dream with a slightly different meaning. For common people it means wealth or fame, but it has different meaning for Jay Gatsby; he is the main character of the story. For him it is about love. Gatsby tries everything to reach a married woman name Daisy and he dies during this process. Daisy was his old love. Gatsby knows that he cannot marry her because of their different social status. He gains wealth to get closer to Daisy. In fact, he buys a house that is right across her residence. 'Gatsby