Because you like Bella Swan in Twilight

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

Blunt but anxious, Gretchen Ross bonds most easily with those who have lived tough lives like she has. See them in Donnie Darko.

Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Molly Weasley runs a household teeming with magic: gnomes run around the garden, dishes wash themselves, and noisy ghouls rule the attic. See them in Harry Potter Series.

A sweet princess , Giselle is about to realize that life is no fairy tale. See them in Enchanted.

Accessing more than 10 percent of your brain can do strange things to anyone, and Lucy is Exhibit A. See them in Lucy.

Being beautiful and rich doesn't guarantee happiness for Cheryl Blossom. See them in Riverdale.

Howard Wolowitz is an engineer whose serious mommy issues somehow haven't dimmed his confidence. See them in The Big Bang Theory.

Holly Golightly spends so much time trying to be other people's dream girl, she doesn't really know what kind of girl she actually is. See them in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Romantic, tortured, and at times cruel, Heathcliff is an intense man. See them in Wuthering Heights.

A rebellious blue-haired art student, Karou has mysterious connections to a magical world. See them in Daughter of Smoke and Bone .