Because you like Ishmael in Moby Dick

A literal fallen star, Yvaine is temperamental, sarcastic, and a bit on edge. See them in Stardust.

Meticulous Arthur is always prepared, but he may not be ready to be the point man in the criminal world of dream sharing. See them in Inception.

Charlie is a Type A theater director dealing with something out of his control: a painful divorce. See them in Marriage Story.

Eponine is a scrappy street urchin with a bad case of unrequited love. See them in Les Miserables.

Told her son will one day save the world, Sarah Connor dedicates her life to training him to do just that. See them in The Terminator.

The brilliant and well-adjusted Ender Wiggin is being groomed for the next generation of military leaders to fight alien invaders. See them in Ender's Game.

Jason Bourne is suffering amnesia, but considering what he's done as a CIA assassin, maybe that's for the best. See them in The Bourne Identity.

Jack's big imagination is never limited by his incredibly cramped surroundings. See them in Room.

Gruff and sarcastic, Detective Harry Dresden use unconventional ways to track down perps, including using magic and the supernatural. See them in The Dresden Files.

Buttercup is a farm girl turned princess who'd do anything to have her old life back. See them in The Princess Bride.

Milo Thatch is an enthusiastic researcher without cynicism. See them in Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Often on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Annie Edison nevertheless manages to be the brain of the Greendale study group. See them in Community.