Ralph

Throughout most of the novel, Ralph is incapable of understanding why the other boys would give into the unruly instincts of savagery. When he goes to Jack's feast, the excitement and the emotion overtake him. This influence gives Ralph victory at the end of the novel when he uses the stick that was sharpened on both ends, which had the pig’s head on it, to defend himself against the hunters. On the other hand, when Ralph participates in the hunting of the boar for the first time, he experiences the exhilaration and thrill of bloodlust and violence.

Ralph's responsibility to civilization is very strong, and his main wish is to be rescued and returned to the macrocosm instead of remaining in the microcosm. The vision of the hunter’s chants and dances confused and bewildered him. When he sees the naval officer, he tells him what he has learned about the true human heart. Nevertheless, as the novel progresses and the group reverts to savagery, Ralph's influence declines prematurely as Jack's influence increases.

When Ralph's misfortune is at its end, he is rescued and returned to civilization.