The use of the word flippant in Purple hibiscus refers to Kambili's attempt to indicate that Aunty Ifeoma is speaking to Papa in a disrespectful manner.
When someone speaks to someone else disrespectfully, this phrase is used to indicate it. We can infer from the way it is employed here that the narrator is attempting to explain Aunty Ifeoma's communication style with her brother dad. His sister is able to speak to Papa in a shallow or insulting manner despite the fact that he is greatly feared by his family.
In the postcolonial Nigeria of Purple Hibiscus, there is political unrest and economic hardship. Kambili Achike, the main character, is a member of a prosperous family in Enugu State, where she lives with her devoutly Catholic father Eugene. She is fifteen years old during the majority of the time period covered by the novel.
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