Because you like Meggie Folchart in Inkheart
Hans Landa doesn't seem to have issues with Jews, but he hunts them because he's determined to do his job well. See them in Inglourious Basterds.
The brilliant Mona Vanderwaal is proof that undergoing an "extreme makeover" isn't always a good thing. See them in Pretty Little Liars.
Chuck Bartowski is a sweet, laid-back electronics store/top secret government employee. See them in Chuck.
Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.
Mike Wheeler loves Dungeons and Dragons, even after his real life starts imitating the game. See them in Stranger Things.
Jo Wilson is an accomplished doctor who's getting over her past. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
Jim Hopper is a weary and beaten down police officer who numbs his pain through beer, pills, and cigarettes. See them in Stranger Things.
Louis de Pointe du Lac is wanting to find a way of living that doesn't make him miserable. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.
There's more to this sweet, caring landlady than meets the eye. See them in Sherlock.
Charismatic, sociopathic, and dramatic, Charlie Bronson wants nothing more than to be famous. See them in Bronson.
Leonard "Bones" McCoy is passionate, moral, and ready to stitch you back together. See them in Star Trek.
A brilliant intelligence officer, Eve Polastri seems more like Bridget Jones than James Bond. See them in Killing Eve.