Edwin O’Connor’s novel The Last Hurrah illustrates a remarkable view of the difficult and complex life of the Irish-American community of Boston in the 1950’s. The story is presented though political context focusing on social and ethnic concerns as well as prejudice and stereotyping. This is a true story of politics, corruption, the rise and success of the Irish immigration, the opposition but most of all it is a story of people.There …showed first 75 words of 435 total…

…showed last 75 words of 435 total…is not s simple task, our country today functions on the basis of diversity. A character such as Frank Skeffington represents one of the many leaders who dedicate their lives to promote the sense of togetherness and unite people of different ethnic, racial and religious background as a whole. Using political corruption was/is an ingenious illustration of “power for power”, after all it takes the loudest voice to get the massage across. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**