What is the author's style in The Last Lovely City by Alice Adams?

The narrator of "The Last Lovely City" is omniscient with regard to Benito, but does not seem to know anything substantial about any of the other characters. The narrator's knowledge of Benito is related through two perspectives—one an objective view of Benito, and the other comprising Benito's thoughts and perceptions. This allows the reader to observe Benito from a distance while at the same time getting a glimpse at his thoughts and feelings.

Throughout "The Last Lovely City," Adams provides highly descriptive passages of settings. She describes the landscape, the party, and a room in which Benito and Dolores once met. As Benito and Carla are driving to the party, they approach Stinson. Adams describes the view and gives life to the landscape by describing its inhabitants: