Because you like Winnie Foster in Tuck Everlasting

Don't mess with Mickey Milkovich unless you want to see the wrong side of one of his many guns. See them in Shameless.

A former high school outcast, Rebecca Doppelmeyer is tentatively shaking off her misanthropic personality. See them in Ghost World.

He might look like a pretty boy, but resourceful Leon Scott Kennedy is the man to have at your side during a crisis. See them in Resident Evil Series.

Gregor Samsa is an ordinary man in an abnormal predicament. See them in The Metamorphosis.

Sookie Stackhouse is a waitress who can read minds and break hearts. See them in True Blood.

Joey Tribbiani's true passions in life are acting, sandwiches, football, sex, and asking ladies, "how you doing?" See them in Friends.

A responsible kid, Hugo Cabret is still capable of flights of fancy. See them in Hugo.

A plucky 13-year-old with a flair for the dramatic, Kiki is a witch in training. See them in Kiki's Delivery Service.

Jenna Rink is physically 30 but emotionally 13. She has a better excuse than most. See them in 13 Going on 30.

Willow Rosenberg may be a witch who can defeat the forces of evil, but she still gets emotional over kittens on the Internet. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Nancy Wheeler is popular but independent, sheltered but gutsy. See them in Stranger Things.

This is not a democracy. According to Torrance Shipman, it's a "cheerocracy." See them in Bring It On.