In conclusion, religion plays an important role in both novel and play., but in different ways. In the novelp, Pi was born as a hHindu but respects and worships all three religions. Also, pPi neever discriminated against people on the basis of their religions. oOn the other hand, in the play, sShylock was a stereotype jof a Jewish. Also, he discriminataed against all the cChristians and was disrespectful to them. tTherefore, in both stories, religion plays an important role, but in different ways.