Because you like Rebecca Bloomwood in Confessions of a Shopaholic
Born and raised in the darkness, Bane is determined to have the city totally under his control so that he can demolish it. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Jackie Burkhart is a privileged princess with a healthy dose of self-confidence. See them in That '70s Show.
Leonard Hofstadter is the normal one among his scientist friends, though in fairness that's a low bar. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
If anyone can speak truth to power, it's Atticus Finch. With elequent monologues, he forces everyone to face hard truths. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.
When Andrew Neiman is not in classes during the day, he's rehearsing his drums until his hands bleed at night. See them in Whiplash.
Cinderella will sacrifice herself to keep her family's memory alive. See them in Cinderella (Live Action).
Count Olaf is a traveling actor, except he can't act and his homicidal tendencies make finding work pretty difficult. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Simon Spier has long known that he's gay, but he doesn't know how to open up about that – even to his closest friends See them in Love, Simon.
Maya Lambert is an obsessive intelligence officer with tunnel vision leading toward Osama bin Laden. See them in Zero Dark Thirty.
A self-proclaimed diva, Mercedes Jones is on the hunt for a stage worthy of her talents. See them in Glee.
A scary monster on the outside, James P. Sullivan is really a softie on the inside. See them in Monsters, Inc..
They say prison changes you, and Piper Chapman is figuring that out the hard way. See them in Orange Is The New Black.