Because you like Ishmael in Moby Dick

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

It doesn't matter how noble or brave he is. Jon Snow is a bastard, and people don't let him forget it. See them in Game of Thrones.

Other people's opinions have never mattered much to Haruka Nanase, and they aren't going to start to do so now. See them in Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.

Tracy Turnblad's got rhythm, and she's determined to share her dance moves with the world. See them in Hairspray.

The best part of Yelena Belova's life was fake and no one told her. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Sidney Prescott is trying to return to life as a regular, teenage girl – one who doesn't cause rooms to go silent when she walks in. See them in Scream.

Mikey Waters would rather sell his body than rob anybody. See them in My Own Private Idaho.

Everything is fascinating to Octavia Blake who has been locked away for her entire life. See them in The 100.

Quentin Coldwater has always suspected there was something different about him, and now he has the chance to prove it. See them in The Magicians.

Belle has ready every storybook in town, and she's slowly realizing that life is no fairytale. See them in Beauty and the Beast.

Edward Elric has a quick mind along with a quick temper. See them in Fullmetal Alchemist.

Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.