Ralphie Parker

Ralph "Ralphie" Parker is the protagonist of the novel  by, and as such, is the main character of A Christmas Story and its sequel. The original book is told from the perspective of the grown-up Ralph, working as a writer in New York. The story follows Ralph when he returns to his old hometown of Hohman, Indiana to write a magazine article about it, and reminisces on his childhood experiences there during the Great Depression. However, while A Christmas Story retains the adult Ralph's narration (voiced by the book's author himself), the film itself focuses entirely on Ralphie's exploits as a nine-year-old kid, while the sequel, set five years later, follows his life as a 14-year-old teenager.