WIFE FOR THE HIGHEST BIDDER; THE CASE OF JULIET AND HER SUITORS NDI, LE GRAND FONCTIONNAIRE ET MISSA TCHETGEN IN “TROIS PRÉTENDANTS … UN MARI” BY GUILLAUME OYÔNÔ MBIA

WIFE FOR THE HIGHEST BIDDER talks about Juliet a young lady with a very desperate and materialistic father whose greed for money made him to collect bride price from three suitors, NDI the farmer, LE GRAND FONCTIONNAIRE and MISSA TCHETGEN, the trader in “TRIOS PRETENDANTS … UN MARI” by GUILLAUME OYONO MBIA. His intention was to give the daughter to the person who will pay the highest amount of money as bride price to him and his family. At the end of the day non of the suitors mentioned above was able to marry his daughter Juliet because his greed back fired on him as a result of Juliet’s determined decision not to marry any of them. Juliet finally got married to Oko who was able to pay the three hundred thousand francs demanded by his father, Atangana as bride price for her. The article gives the definition of “Highest Bidder” and also a brief summary of the book “TROIS PRETENDANTS … UN MARI”. The article also talks about the methodology used for the work, which is the analysis method with facts drawn also from the internet, article and write-ups. It equally mentions the theoretical frame work used for the articles which is radical feminism. A theory which talks about the belief in full social economic and political equality for women.