Because you like Susanna Kaysen in Girl, Interrupted

Jonathan Byers is a kindhearted outcast who tends to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. See them in Stranger Things.

In a rag-tag group of kids determined to take down the imperialistic Fire Lord, Katara is the glue that holds them together. See them in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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.

Penelope Garcia is the smartest ex-con turned FBI tech, but her fashion never fails to raise eyebrows. See them in Criminal Minds.

Introspective Theodore Twombly would rather observe life than participate in it. See them in Her.

Miss Havisham is the creepiest old rich lady in town. See them in Great Expectations.

Don't mess with Mickey Milkovich unless you want to see the wrong side of one of his many guns. See them in Shameless.

Christian is a romantic who for some reason won't stop singing everything he feels. See them in Moulin Rouge.

A smart, spunky, and incredibly skilled gamer, Art3mis has a revolutionary spirit. See them in Ready Player One.

Holden Caulfield is convinced that the whole adult world is full of phonies. See them in The Catcher in the Rye.

Keeping your cool is just as useful in the underworld as in war, and Michael Corleone is stone-cold. See them in The Godfather.