Write an essay that analyzes the context behind the Ramayana and the illustration inspired by the same legend. Your essay must explore three kinds of context: culture, medium, and artistic tradition.
First, your essay must explain one of the cultural references in the Ramayana that a reader outside that culture may not understand. Next, your essay must show how the difference in medium between the text of the Ramayana and the painting changes the story. Finally, your essay must compare the differences in interpretation between the author of the Ramayana and the illustrator.