Social Commentary through Romantic Comedy (Tim)

In Chapter 5, Gatsby and Daisy are finally reunited. Gatsby, all the while trembling with excitement, is incredibly dopey: knocking over clocks and nervously overcompensating by flaunting his wealth (why yes I do have a yacht). His awkwardness is met by Daisy's sappy, soap-opera comments about pink clouds and her swooning at the sight of his worldly possessions (I too tear up at the sight of designer flannel shirts). Their behavior is as if it were straight out of those romantic comedies that line my DVD shelf. What perplexes me is how Fitzgerald will continue to make comments on society while all the while Daisy and Gatsby are making lovey eyes in the corner. The two writing styles don't really seem to fit. Maybe their relationship isn't all that important, and the book will just continue despite it. Maybe the struggle will be to save the relationship; striving against social injustices X Y and Z. Or maybe we will get to see the two lovebirds torn apart, making the book a tragedy.