Because you like Laura Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie

Charlie Bucket may be down-on-his-luck, but his spirits are always sky high. See them in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Strong-willed Norah Silverberg isn't willing to be the goody bag at anyone's pity party. See them in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.

A karate master/rocket scientist/squirrel, Sandy Cheeks is the only one who can clean up the other resident's messes in Bikini Bottom. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Merry Brandybuck is a troublemaking hobbit with a brave streak that some might call foolhardy. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Jasper Jordan is trying his best to make it through the night. See them in The 100.

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

Edmund Pevensie isn't a bad person, but he did sell his siblings out for a tin of Turkish Delight. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.

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.

Sharply perceptive and stubbornly principled, Jane Eyre might not have a very loud voice, but she knows when and how to use it. See them in Jane Eyre.

Jim Stark is a teen torn apart by what the world asks of him. See them in Rebel Without A Cause.

Though he has a brilliant mind for mathematics, Christopher has a much harder time processing the rest of the world. See them in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.