Because you like Joe Fox in You've Got Mail

People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.

It’s a shame that the Seven Kingdoms doesn’t allow a woman to rule. The scheming, focused Cersei Lannister would do a far better job than either of her sons. See them in Game of Thrones.

It's a mad, mad world, but Alice has a surprisingly level head as goes her own way down the rabbit hole. See them in Alice in Wonderland.

People think Karen Smith is a dumb blonde, but she disagrees and is proud she can predict the weather with her breasts. See them in Mean Girls.

Jasmine dreams of something more than palace life, and she's not afraid to go get it. See them in Aladdin.

Dorothy Gale is a down-home Kansas girl in a bizarre fantasy land with beautiful red shoes. See them in The Wizard of Oz.

Polite and clever, Annie James is not afraid to stir up a little mischief. See them in The Parent Trap.

What Troy Barnes lacks in common sense, he makes up for with heart. See them in Community.

Klaus Baudelaire's photographic memory saves the lives of his siblings many times over. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.