A & P

When I was reading A & P, the narrator is not portrayed directly but rather through the people and setting he describes.  While he was describing the girls, especially, Queenie, time seems to be moving very slowly.  It seems as though in this store, there's time to relax and think about things.  That's essentially what the narrator is doing.  He is also talking to the reader, more so in the beginning of the story.  

I think the turning point is on page 1495 when Lengel speaks for the first time.  This is the break where the narrator stops narrating and talking about the characters and the setting.  The story turns into more of a dialogue.  This general area seems like the climax of the story.  By the end of the story, everything comes crashing down.