why does nick go back to the midwest and when did he meet tom in Chicago. please explain why tom glad that nick go back to midwest.

Nick needs more learning about the bonds he is working with. He comes back to the Midwest to see what the attitude of the area is like. Tom is glad because Nick is Daisy's cousin.

Nick is repulsed by the shallow and brutal East, determines to return to the Midwest.

Months after Gatsby's death, Nick runs into Tom Buchanan on New York's Fifth Avenue.

I wouldn't say that Tom was happy Nick was going to return to the midwest, but Tom and his behavior were certainly a factor in Nick's decision. He simply didn't want to be associated with the actions or the people.

If you are asking about Chapter One, Nick was originally from the midwest.

Nick met Tom in Chicago just after the war.

"And just after the war I spent two days with them in Chicago."

Nick goes to New York to learn the bond business.

"Instead of being the warm center of the world the middle-west now seemed like

the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go east and learn the bond business."

Nick is repulsed by the shallow and brutal East, determines to return to the Midwest.

Months after Gatsby's death, Nick runs into Tom Buchanan on New York's Fifth Avenue.

I wouldn't say that Tom was happy Nick was going to return to the midwest, but Tom and his behavior were certainly a factor in Nick's decision. He simply didn't want to be associated with the actions or the people.

If you are asking about Chapter One, Nick was originally from the mid-west.

Nick met Tom in Chicago just after the war.

"And just after the war I spent two days with them in Chicago."

Nick goes to New York to learn the bond business.

"Instead of being the warm center of the world the middle-west now seemed like

the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go east and learn the bond business."