Because you like Paige Collins in The Vow
Catherine Linton was once spontaneous and rowdy but ever since marrying the wealthy Edgar, she has morphed into a boiling pot of emotional outbursts. See them in Wuthering Heights.
Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.
Anastasia Steele's new boyfriend Christian might as well come with a warning label that reads "Beware: Severe Issues That Might Warrant a Trip to Dr. Phil." See them in Fifty Shades of Grey.
Jenna Rink is physically 30 but emotionally 13. She has a better excuse than most. See them in 13 Going on 30.
Jacob Black is the boy next door who's also the wolf next door. See them in Twilight.
Joey Potter is a low-key girl next door in love with her best friend. See them in Dawson's Creek.
Annie Walker can bake a beautiful cupcake, but everything else in her life is a mess. See them in Bridesmaids.
Sam Montgomery works hard, but her evil stepmother makes sure her efforts don't pay off. See them in A Cinderella Story.
Jesse Tuck dreams of finding someone to join his unusual family. See them in Tuck Everlasting.
Thankfully, Jenna Hamilton has her sense of humor and friends to get her through the endless torture that is high school. See them in Awkward..
Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.