Because you like Celie Johnson in The Color Purple

Hayley Stark is a sarcastic 14-year-old with an unusual passion. See them in Hard Candy.

Jim Stark is a teen torn apart by what the world asks of him. See them in Rebel Without A Cause.

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.

Marge Gunderson embodies the very best of the American Midwest. She's kind, friendly, and fiercely honest. See them in Fargo.

Anna Karenina doesn't want to be a respectable woman any more. She thinks respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be. See them in Anna Karenina.

A champion of chivalry, Don Quixote is dutifully bringing good to the world—even when others think he's out of his mind. See them in Don Quixote.

If Lisbeth Salander can hurt a bastard who deserves it by digging up stuff about him, she feels good. See them in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

More of a sex symbol than a crime-stopper, the original Silk Spectre has now become the ultimate superhero stage mom. See them in Watchmen.

Hank McCoy is a quintessential nerdy scientist but with a few rather unconventional physical attributes. See them in X-Men Series.

Robbie Turner has been accused of a crime he never committed, changing the course of his life forever. See them in Atonement.

Davos Seaworth is steadfast, intelligent, and trustworthy, which are hard traits to find in a place like Westeros. See them in Game of Thrones.

Jamal Malik came from humble beginnings in an Indian slub filled with street gangs, but he is destined for bigger things. See them in Slumdog Millionaire.