Because you like Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye

Max Fischer is the President of every club who's fighting to save Latin at his school and kiss his teacher. See them in Rushmore.

Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.

Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.

Oliver Tate is extremely articulate but hopelessly awkward. That's not a recipe for teenage happiness. See them in Submarine.

Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.

The black sheep of his family, Rhett Butler grew up to have charm and to see things as they are. He just doesn't give a damn anymore. See them in Gone with the Wind.

Miss Havisham is the creepiest old rich lady in town. See them in Great Expectations.

Combining an innocent face with an insatiable bloodlust, Eli recruits friends to join the vampire way of life. See them in Let the Right One In.

Kim Kelly is a high school bully who's normally in a bad mood. But there's a softer side to her. See them in Freaks and Geeks.

While Jay Gatsby doesn't necessarily like to attend his parties, he knows how to throw a world-class bash. See them in The Great Gatsby.

A working class janitor with a world-class mind, Will Hunting is cocky, brash, and combative about his future. See them in Good Will Hunting.