The reason why Mr. Gatz would want to bury gatsby "down east" instead of in Minnesota where he grew up is given below.
<h3>Why Mr. Gatz would want to bury gatsby "down east"?</h3>
Mr. Gatz buries gatsby "down east" as jimmy usually likes it more down east.
On the third day, Henry C. Gatz (Gatsby's father) wrote a telegraph stating that he would be arriving from Minnesota and that the funeral plans should be postponed until he arrived.
When he comes, he informs Nick that he learned about the death of Gatsby from a Chicago newspaper.
Mr. Gatz asked Nick whether we wanted to bury Gatsby in Minnesota.
"Jimmy usually likes it more down east," Mr. Gatz added.
So, Mr. Gatz buries gatsby "down east" as jimmy usually likes it more down east.
Therefore, the reason why Mr. Gatz would want to bury gatsby "down east" instead of in Minnesota where he grew up is shown.
