I am afraid, Torvald, I do not exactly know what religion is.... When I am away from all this, and am alone, I will look into that matter too. I will see if what the clergyman said is true, or at all events if it is true for me.

Henrik Ibsen
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In the story, I Am Afraid by Sigrid Undset, Torvald refers to himself as a "clerk in a country town." Torvald believes that his god is one who has little power and he is afraid of what might happen if he truly believed in what his god requires of him. He is afraid of what his friends and family will think of him and afraid of what he might do if he truly believed in his god.

Source: A Dolls House

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