Novel-emperor Premchand, renowned amongst the world's leading storytellers, has given a realistic portrayal of the middle class wandering in the darkness of crumbling values ??in Gaban. This is the story of Ramanath, who is handsome, seeks comfort, is arrogant and morally weak. To please his wife Jalpa, he tries to gift her jewelry, which he cannot buy with his meagre salary, and gets into debt, which ultimately forces him to commit Gaban. The basic message of Gaban is that a person should fulfill his needs according to his status. One wrong step of his affects many lives. The characters of the novel, Ramanath, Jalpa along with Ratan, Devidin, Johara, Vakil Sahab etc. were also analyzed.