what are the Character traits of "Rat" in the book Trash? explain your answer in essay form.

Rat is another narrator and protagonist. He is several years younger than Raphael and Gardo, and lives without any family under the base of a disused dump conveyor belt. Rat receives his nickname because of the rats he lives among and because of his resemblance to the creatures. Although young, Rat uses his experience of life as an orphan outside the dump to help Gardo and Raphael track down the money. He eventually reveals that he is from an island called Sampalo, and hopes to make enough money that he can return and buy a fishing boat.