The following question refers to gulliver’s travels by jonathan swift.
what is the purpose of “flappers” in laputan families?
to wave their arms around wildly
to hit people involved in a conversation
to clean up after the family’s meals
to read stories to the children before bed

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The purpose of “flappers” in Laputan families is to hit people involved in a conversation.  Gulliver encounters one town where the people are exceedingly forgetful or lazy. Those people have flappers who hit them with sticks.The flappers remind people when it's their turn to speak or spark their memory when they have a point to make. They do this by hitting them.