The Last Hurrah There once was a day when politics was about quick witted men speaking directly to the constituency. “The Last Hurrah” by Edwin O’Connor is about the end of those days in Boston. The mayor of Boston is running for one last term as mayor. This is the tale of that race and of Frank Skeffington’s life in politics. O’Connor uses comic relief through out the book to tell an …showed first 75 words of 1334 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1334 total…election and becoming mayor. As well as it being his last term of mayor, ironically, it is his last months of his life. At the end of the novel, he dies a tragic death, and the story finishes off at his funeral. This novel is an entertaining way of learning about politics in Boston. It tells how politics became less about speaking clearly and shaking hands firmly and more about money and television. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**