On Discovery - Detailed Summary & Analysis Summary & Analysis

This Study Guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of On Discovery.

On Discovery - Detailed Summary & Analysis Summary & Analysis

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Summary

A man named Tang Ao is searching alone for the "Golden Mountain". After crossing an ocean, he finds himself in the "Land of Women." A small group of women capture him easily, and he goes with them willingly, thinking that he has nothing to fear from them because they are women and that he may seduce them.

The women lock him up in, not in a cell, but in a room full of make-up and women's clothing. They tell him that they must prepare him to meet the queen, that his armor, coat, and boots must be removed; they shackle his wrists and ankles. Two old women walk into the room with sewing boxes and tell him that the less he struggles, the less it will hurt. While two women sit on him and a third holds his head, one of...

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