Lord of the FLies character sketch for Ralph

The main character of the book I read, Lord of the Flies, is a young boy named Ralph. He is athletic, charismatic, and a primary representation of order, civilization, and productive leadership in the novel. He is described as a rather large and muscular boy that could have been a 'Karate Kid' as far as "width and heaviness of shoulder went". He is also described as having fair hair, but not much physical description is offered, otherwise. Being the main representation of democracy in the group of boys , Ralph is cool and collected, managing to stay calm most of the time. He is quick to gain respect, particularly from the younger boys due to his strong nature, as well as the fact that he was one of the oldest boys stranded on the island. Other than the seemingly constant clashes with another strong willed boy named Jack, he remained focused throughout the book on doing everything possible to be rescued. He strongly disapproved of Jack, and Jack's hunters', goals on the island, and this ongoing disagreement eventually causes the island to be split into two tribes, causing great trouble for everyone involved and even resulting in multiple deaths. He is the voice of reason, after Piggy is murdered, but he proves nearly useless when faced with Jack's savage tribe which eventually become hellbent on killing him. In the end, he proves to be strong willed and determined with his decisions, but can't help but break down at the end of the book, due to the boys' loss of innocence.