Because you like Annie Wilkes in Misery

Carol Peletier's credo: your strength comes from who you are, not who you used to be. See them in The Walking Dead.

This barber doesn't cut hair. Sweeney Todd sends his clients down a chute to be baked into his partner-in-crime's pies. See them in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Keren Walker is a socialite looking to avoid work, keep a constant buzz, and be as snarky as possible. See them in Will & Grace.

Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.

C is for cookie, and that's more than good enough for him. See them in Sesame Street.

Andrew Glouberman is trying to make it through puberty with his sanity intact. See them in Big Mouth.

Amy March blends her naturally artistic spirit with a sense of practicality. See them in Little Women.

The White Queen been treated horribly, but the day of her victory is almost near. See them in Alice in Wonderland.

Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.

Quinn Fabray can become a monster when there is something she wants. See them in Glee.

Talking to a stranger on a train is the best decision Jesse Wallace ever made. See them in Before Sunrise.

A Vietnam vet, Travis Bickle spends his days driving his taxi and watching porn flicks. See them in Taxi Driver.