Because you like Basil Hallward in Dorian Gray

Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.

Nick Carraway is the perfect observer: always there for the events, but never too involved. See them in The Great Gatsby.

Klaus Baudelaire's photographic memory saves the lives of his siblings many times over. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Ofelia is face-to-face with the deadliest creatures of the underworld and completely unafraid. See them in Pan's Labryinth.

Macbeth was probably named "Most Likely to Kill His Rivals" in his senior yearbook. See them in Macbeth.

Sometimes being a supportive girlfriend like Ophelia doesn't work out too well. See them in Hamlet.

Dorothy Gale is a down-home Kansas girl in a bizarre fantasy land with beautiful red shoes. See them in The Wizard of Oz.

Cosette is an idealistic woman whose innocence stands in contrast to her harsh childhood. See them in Les Miserables.

Kim Kelly is a high school bully who's normally in a bad mood. But there's a softer side to her. See them in Freaks and Geeks.

Auggie Pullman is a true wonder depite what some cruel classmates say. See them in Wonder .