Manhattan, New York City serves as both the point of departure and the place of a brief errand in the woman’s journey to a friend’s home in Brooklyn, New York City. The route is defined by two concrete actions: taking the subway and buying daffodils near the Manhattan train station.

Transit and Route

The woman travels by subway from Manhattan, New York City, to Brooklyn, New York City. Manhattan is therefore presented as the journey’s point of origin, with the train connecting it directly to the stop from which she continues to her friend’s house.

The Florist Stop

Before boarding, she visits a florist near the train station in Manhattan, New York City, and buys daffodils. The stop places an errand within the route rather than diverting her from it: after getting off at her stop in Brooklyn, New York City, she goes straight to her friend’s house.