Because you like Claire Standish in The Breakfast Club

Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.

Petyr Baelish's main assets? A sharp mind, deep pockets, and no scruples. See them in Game of Thrones.

Ramona Flowers is a delivery girl who's been through her fair share of bad breakups. Super-bad breakups! See them in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Not a great influence with her classmates, this 13-year-old "cool girl" likes to shoplift, chug alcohol, and snort crushed pills. See them in thirteen.

Fiery, intelligent, and opinionated, Jo March rebels against the restrictions of her era. See them in Little Women.

Casey Gardner is an angsty teenage girl with quite a bit of sass that keeps getting her in trouble. See them in Atypical.

Raz is a 10-year-old boy who mostly stays in his own head, which makes sense since that's where he is strongest. See them in Psychonauts.

If anyone can stay optimistic and friendly under harsh alien rule, it's Alyx Vance. See them in Half-Life 2.

Don't underestimate Maggie Greene. She's a farm girl with a mission. See them in The Walking Dead.

Kelly Kapoor's interests are office gossip, pink (the color), Pink (the singer), snow cones, the temp Ryan, and "basically, anything that is awesome." See them in The Office.

Daria Morgendorffer is so defensive that she actively works to make people dislike her so that she don't feel bad when they do. See them in Daria.

For Scout Finch, growing up means learning the world is a more complicated place than you once thought. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.