The “Collector of Treasure” is an ironic short story written by Bessie Head. It is a dramatic story because it shows how men treat women and children in his culture. They are supposed to care and love instead of being brutally tortured. Bessie Head develops the theme through the comparison of the marriage between two families Dikeledi and her husband Garesego, and Kanapele and Paul Thebolo. The story begins with Head's observation. There are two types of men: those who abuse their women like animals and those who truly care about women. Garesego is the first type of man. He got Dikeledi pregnant three times in four years, then left her. He lives in the same village but pretends to be a stranger and has no responsibility to support his wife or children. Although she has lived in the same area for many years, she never asks him for help for herself or her children. She can prove that she is able to feed and clothe her children and pay for their school education with the small income she earns from her sewing and knitting work for other people in the village. Her neighbor Kenalepe's husband, Paul, for his part, is completely different from Garesego. They have a long, happy marriage and a wonderful life which Kenalepe has recounted in detail to his friends. Paul is the second type of man. Discovering that men like Paul still exist brings Dikeledi an eye-opening experience. This shows that there are still men who do not act like animals and who respect and treat their women properly. This also suggests that she should try to approach her husband Garesego again; not to beg him for help but to try to convince him to pay the children's school fees so their eldest son can go to secondary school...... middle of paper ...... The Collector of treasures,” is extremely ironic on the surface. It would seem that what Dikeledi experienced during his life was not treasure but sorrow. Yet Head's opening transitions, showing how well Dikeledi has adjusted to prison life and the proximity of other women who have been imprisoned for the same crime, show that Dikeledi really hasn't l feels like his life hasn't been so horrible. She learned more from her difficulties than Kenalepe learned from her luck. Moreover, during her journeys in life, she deserved to earn the respect of men like Paul and women like Kanapele. The fact is that her failed marriage made her strong and she has more life experience than Kenelope who had it much easier. As Dikeledi observes, throughout her difficult life, she looked beneath the surface and collected small treasures, which gave her the strength to continue..