Because you like Edward Fairfax Rochester in Jane Eyre
Buttercup is a farm girl turned princess who'd do anything to have her old life back. See them in The Princess Bride.
With an undeniable sense of adventure, Huck Finn is an expert at getting into and, more importantly, out of sticky situations. See them in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Cooper says he used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, but now he looks down and worry about our place in the dirt. See them in Interstellar.
The irrepressible Lucy Ricardo has never met a challenge she couldn't scheme her way into or out of. See them in I Love Lucy.
Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Daniel LaRusso is a Jersey kid in L.A. who is learning about karate and life from the mysterious Mr. Miyagi. See them in The Karate Kid.
Miss Havisham is the creepiest old rich lady in town. See them in Great Expectations.
Accessing more than 10 percent of your brain can do strange things to anyone, and Lucy is Exhibit A. See them in Lucy.
Aragorn is the one true king, a title he is too humble to accept. See them in The Lord of the Rings.
Whether he's fighting or flirting, Jace Wayland is all swagger. See them in City of Bones.