How long would you be willing to wait for them if you found your person in the world but the times weren't right? In The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald the main character, Gatsby falls in love with a woman who becomes tired of waiting for him to make enough money to support her. But Gatsby never forgot about her and now 5 years later he is extremely wealthy but she's married. This leads to him trying to win the love of his life back. Gatsby doesn't let go of the little things in life to move on, which causes him to die. Gatsby's feelings for Daisy directly develop the theme that you must let go of past things to move on in the future. Gatsby tries to tell Tom how Daisy feels, but it backfires: “‘She never loved you, do you hear?’