where is nick from in the great gatsby

Nick Carraway, the narrator of The Great Gatsby , is from Minnesota and grew up in a prominent family from Chicago in the American Midwest. His family is well-established and wealthy, having made their fortune primarily in the hardware business, and they take pride in their heritage, claiming descent from the Dukes of Buccleuch. Nick attended Yale University and served in World War I before moving to New York in 1922 to learn the bond business. In New York, he rents a modest house in West Egg, Long Island, next to Jay Gatsby's mansion