"The Last Hurrah" ( Edwin O'connor )

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Frank Skeffington is the main character in Edwin O'Connor's political novel, The Last Hurrah. The title says much about the story being told and much about the political changes that are taking place in the city of the novel. A political campaign is here identified as a "hurrah," a word showing great excitement, joy, and at the same time a sense of triumph expressed in the word "hurrah."

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"Frank Skeffington is the main character in Edwin O'Connor's political novel, The Last Hurrah. The title says much about the story being told and much about the political changes that are taking place in the city of the novel. A political campaign is here identified as a "hurrah," a word showing great excitement, joy, and at the same time a sense of triumph expressed in the word "hurrah." An election is therefore something of a sporting event, watched by cheerleaders on both sides, each side cheering on their candidate to the finish. The fact that this is the last such campaign for Skeffington is indicated in the title, and he seems to know this as well. He is old, and since he believes this is his last hurrah, he asks that his nephew be part of the campaign so he can impart some of his knowledge to someone, his son having failed him in that regard. This occurs in an ..."

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