Where was Gatsby from and why is it odd?

Gatsby is from North Dakota. He comes from a poor farming family, which is odd considering the vast wealth that he eventually accrues. It is also odd that Gatsby would leave North Dakota for West Egg since the lifestyles associated with both locations are completely different. In West Egg, Gatsby does business with Meyer Wolfsheim, a notorious figure in New York known primarily for his involvement in organized crime. Gatsby's apparent involvement with Wolfsheim, and by extension, the criminal underground, differs greatly from the honest style of living in which he was raised. The strangeness of Gatsby's situation is apparent to other characters, as well. At the first Gatsby party that Nick attends, various rumors circulate concerning the source of Gatsby's wealth. Even Jordan Baker, a character who never seems to be interested in anything at all, wonders about Gatsby's past. This great interest circulating around Gatsby shows how odd it was at the time for a person of relative obscurity to come into a vast amount of wealth.