Because you like Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden

Insightful about everyone else's neuroses, Rose Lalonde is not as aware of her own. See them in Homestuck.

Stubborn, impulsive, and fun-loving, Hallie Parker is not afraid to devise some schemes to bring her family together. See them in The Parent Trap.

The chronically bizarre Dwight Schrute is the world’s most dependable assistant to the regional manager. See them in The Office.

Although Borat has a curious mind, he has no filter, and some very out of date views on just about everything. See them in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

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.

Humble, caring, and protective, Scott McCall tries to make the best of his newfound status as a werewolf. See them in Teen Wolf.

Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.

Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

We're all puppets. Dr. Manhattan is just a puppet who can see the strings. See them in Watchmen.

Merlin is half awkward teenager, half super-powerful wizard. He serves Prince Arthur of Camelot during the day and illegally learns magic at night. See them in Merlin.

Gomez Addams fills his days with ghoulish and ghastly forms of recreation, enjoying life and all its pleasures to the fullest. See them in The Addams Family.

Small in stature, Clara Oswald has a big appetite for adventure. See them in Doctor Who.