Because you like Mitch Emhoff in Contagion

Years of constant assault by mean classmates, rude teachers, and her abusive mother is making Carrie White want to fight back. See them in Carrie.

Eponine is a scrappy street urchin with a bad case of unrequited love. See them in Les Miserables.

While Fantine's gentleness has led others to take advantage of her, it ultimately forces her to become stronger. See them in Les Miserables.

Jane Foster is an astrophysicist who suspects the colors in the sky may be a portal to another world. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

As Jane Villanueva grapples with a truly unexpected pregnancy, she realizes that her life is "now the stuff of telenovelas." See them in Jane the Virgin.

Cassie Sullivan is resilient and resourceful, but she's not quite as brave as she pretends to be. See them in The 5th Wave.

The Warden of the camp says that digging holes in the desert builds character, but Stanley Yelnats suspects there's more to it. See them in Holes.

Adults call him troubled and kids call him crazy, but Donnie Darko is too busy following the instructions of a giant bunny rabbit to care. See them in Donnie Darko.

Fiery, intelligent, and opinionated, Jo March rebels against the restrictions of her era. See them in Little Women.

Fiona Gallagher wants to be able to give her siblings everything that they deserve because her parents aren't going to do it. See them in Shameless.

High school is Hell, so Allison Reynolds spends her time giving herself tattoos with ballpoint pens and shaking dandruff out of her hair. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Gloria Delgado-Pritchett's big personality is rivaled only by her big heart. Wait, did we mention she's gorgeous? See them in Modern Family.