page Some time toward midnight Tom Buchanan and Mrs. Wilson stood face to face discussing in impassioned voices whether Mrs. Wil
son had any right to mention Daisy's name. "Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!" shouted Mrs. Wilson. "I'll say it whenever I want to! Daisy! Dai——" Making a short deft movement Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand.
The passage is from the ending of Chapter 2 of "The Great Gatsby".
Explanation:
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby" tells the story of a man's lost American dream, his attempts at regaining them which ended in a tragic outcome. Though narrated from the point of view of another character, the protagonist Jay Gatsby nevertheless occupies the center of attention of the whole story.
These lines are from Chapter 2, towards the end of the chapter where the scene shows the argument between Tom Buchanan and his mistress Myrtle. The narrator Nick saw that Tom and myrtle were having an argument about Daisy, Tom's wife. When she, in anger, shouted out "<em>Daisy! Daisy! Daisy!</em>", she was hit by a furious Tom which left her "<em>on the couch bleeding fluently</em>".
Invictus focuses on the human spirit and its ability to overcome adversity. It is a cry for those who find themselves in dark and trying situations and have to dig deep and fight for their lives.