Ralph Ralph, a twelve-year-old boy is deserted with a group of boys on a tropical island. He is the protagonist of Lord of the Flies. Ralph is the elected leader of the boys at the introduction of the novel, Ralph, along with the conch, is the primary representation of democracy, civilization, and authority. While most of the boys are intent on playing, having fun, and avoiding work at the beginning of the novel, Ralph builds …showed first 75 words of 339 total…

…showed last 75 words of 339 total…of bloodlust and violence. When he goes to Jack's feast, the excitement and the emotion overtake him. He experiences firsthand the evil that is part of him, as well as, within all parts of the human race; it plunges him into spiritless gloom. When Ralph's misfortune is at its end, he is rescued and returned to civilization. When he sees the naval officer, he tells him what he has learned about the true human heart.