Ralph

Ralph is the electively chosen leader of the goup. He was chosen because he brought the boys together with the conch and they saw it fit that he be leader. throughout the novel he tries to keep the group in line and make sure they are doing their part to keep them alive until rescue, but slowly and inevitably the group falls apart due to savage transformations amoungst each individuals. Ralph is the only one of the boys who stays alive and morally correct until the rescue.