Last post I rambled about the benefit of having ill-behaved characters. Now, I want to consider the opposite situation. If a writer creates a story in which the characters do whatever the writer makes them do to move the plot in the right direction, those characters will sometimes be acting against their thoughts, feelings and innate personality traits. Or they might be easily controlled because they don't have clearly defined qualities, personal history, etc. Neither situation is good.
A well-developed character has to behave in accordance with their own beliefs, impulses, reactions, and emotions.. Sometimes a writer loses touch with who their character is and has them do or say things that are against their nature. The writer may not realize the character is being "out of character", but readers will.
To some extent, the characters have to decide what they are going to do in the story. Characters doing whatever the author wants or needs them to do to keep the plot going the way they have planned, is not a good thing. Strong characters are not obedient and their actions will sometimes change the story that the writer has mapped out. In doing so, strong characters can help create a stronger story and better book.
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