It’s nature, like the weather in the extract, such as ‘bitterly hard weather’ and ‘the Earth was like iron’. Hope this helps!
The web page serves a persuasive purpose would be google
Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist. He had a title of chieftain of Igbo tribe and wrote novels about its customs. That was portrayed as sophisticated, passed down through generations.
Westerners may mistaken them as ‘primitive and savage’. But Achebe showed Igbo people's rich cultural background through his narrations. Igbo proverbs, ‘the art of conversation", were frequently quoted in his novels.
The non-violent nature of Igbo was demonstrated by events like the peaceful agreement with the Mbaino tribe during a murder in Igbo by a Mbaino man.
Try this pdf.
It's quite easy to understand and to formulate your opinion on the subject.
Hope it helps and good luck!
