Abstract
This passage is an extract from the nineteenth chapter of 'Purgatory' from the Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster. The characters arrive at a place to end up finding somewhere to sleep as their car broke down. It constitutes the longest chapter of the novel which is so in a way the linchpin between the beginning of the story and the long presentation of the plot and characters, typical of Paul Auster, with the end of all things, and the end of the story. Here, dreams have names, and Tom's theory of non-existent worlds becomes real. It is a moment of lethargy which is introduced in the journey to the Chowder Inn. In what way is this passage a story within a story of the dreams in the Brooklyn follies?
