Because you like Catherine Linton in Wuthering Heights
A doting grandfather, Edwin Hoover also has a heroin addiction and a penchant for swearing. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.
Told her son will one day save the world, Sarah Connor dedicates her life to training him to do just that. See them in The Terminator.
A brilliant "extractor," Dom Cobb has spent the past few years running from the authorities and his inner demons. See them in Inception.
Britta Perry has never met a cause she couldn't passionately champion—at least for a little bit. See them in Community.
With a song always on her lips and her heart on her sleeve, Maria von Trapp is the governess every kid dreams of. See them in The Sound of Music.
Lucille Bluth doesn't understand the question, and she won't respond to it. And you're probably better off. See them in Arrested Development.
A contemptuous aristocrat, Violet Crawley is unafraid to exert her authority and voice her opinions, no matter how harsh they are. See them in Downton Abbey.
It turns out the girl of your dreams just might have dreams of her own. See them in (500) Days of Summer.
Nick Carraway is the perfect observer: always there for the events, but never too involved. See them in The Great Gatsby.