Ralph (Lord of the Flies)

Template:InfoboxRalph is the main protagonist in the novel Lord of the Flies and its film adaptations.

He is a fair haired boy who gets stranded on a deserted island along with his soon-to-be sidekick Piggy and after realizing there are no grown ups he is impressed but he and Piggy find a Conch and decide to use it as a sign of democracy but discover there are more boys stranded on the island and Ralph befriends one of them Jack Merridew who later becomes the main antagonist. After several arguments Jack and several other boys including Roger finally draw away from the conch and create a tribe that out rivals Ralph's. They settle on Castle Rock where Ralph, Piggy, Sam and Eric travel. There Ralph and Jack fight. In the ensuing fight Piggy finally dies and Sam and Eric get tortured but Ralph escapes.

By morning Jack and the tribe have a Manhunt for Ralph. After he narrowly escapes it is decided the boys will set the island on fire. But Ralph escapes this too and the manhunt ends by the arrival of a naval officer. Ralph is last seen breaking down and crying at what nature can do. What happens to the boys after this is not explained