“All that glisters” by Anne Donovan includes tragic, moving and emotional scenes throughout the story. Anne Donovan used an effective Glaswegian dialect. Donovan introduces the protagonist Clare from usage characterization, as a young, sincere girl going through a sad experience and initially in denial about her father's impending death Clare's belief that glitter brings her father to life falls apart, the which leads to a huge change in her The reader sees Clare transform into a more mature girl, but a turning point occurs when she makes the controversial decision to wear red at her father's funeral theme of Donovan's relationship with the characters changes over the course of the tale, involving conflict, love, trust and, above all, hope, Clare symbolizes the sparkle as a resource to bring vivacity to her father, as the sparkle has the ability to illuminate anything. Donovan highlights Clare as an innocent and naive girl who is a symbol of life itself. The asbestos dust and real life glitter pens add vibrancy to the story. Clare has high hopes for her father's life because she denies her father's approaching death. Donovan shows the conflict between Clare and her aunt when Clare appears dressed for the funeral in her father's favorite color red, and that's when the turning point occurs. The relationships with other adults are not as strong towards Clare, Donovan shows the relationships with other adults within the story and their influence on young Clare. Clare's character has a very unique touch. Her childish yet innocent behavior is shown throughout the story, however her character itself shows us the love between her and her father, so it is highlighted...in the center of the paper...outside the word "subtle" and her comments saying the glitter pens were "thin". This is a very important word used throughout the story, including the end where her love and care for her father once again reminds her of her father's comments. In conclusion, “All That Glisters” provides us with a very touching ending and indeed Clare involves the glitter in her life and “glitters” until the end. Clare had the ability to defend and control herself after carrying out all the adult conflicts in story The only strong relationship with Clare was that of her father, her mother was rarely mentioned and her relationship was not that strong The result of the story was really very interesting and effective. This short persuasive story provided happiness, sadness and conflict, but at the same time the very powerful and strong reality of glitter.