The backbone of any literary text, especially that of the novel is its characters. The plot, the storyline all revolve around the characters depicted in the novel. Hence, it is crucial for the characters to be true to their integrity and this is what essentially juices up the characters. If not, they lose their charm and become dull and flat characters. Every novel consists of two types of characters- round characters and flat characters. Flat characters are those that remain unaffected during the entire course of the novel. Not a single incident changes them or has any impact on them. Round characters on the other hand keeping on developing with the progression of the storyline. They help in peaking the interest level and keeping the readers glued to the novel. Thus, if every character is flat i.e. sticking to ‘what should be done’ rather than being round i.e. following their instincts, the novel will lose its charm and become monotonous. Hence, Bergman believes, “It is more important for characters to be true to themselves (integrity) than to what I expected of them (consistency).”