Because you like Gregor Samsa in The Metamorphosis

Sideshow Bob is a bitter ex-performer who was forced to do inhumane stunts for slapstick comedy. Now he's exacting revenge on his former boss, a clown. See them in The Simpsons.

Daphne Blake's unfailing enthusiasm keeps the team's morale up even as they're battling evil spirits and other ghouls. See them in Scooby-Doo.

Beth March is the glue that holds her family together. See them in Little Women.

Princess Fiona is a damsel who doesn't need saving, but she's cursed with an embarrassing secret. See them in Shrek.

Dante Alighieri is a crusader fighting his way to absolution. See them in Dante's Inferno.

Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Paulie Bleeker is shy, sweet, and super into orange tic-tacs. See them in Juno.

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

With her consciousness so easily shifted between bodies, Motoko Kusanagi is left unsure of who or what she really is. See them in Ghost in the Shell.

Relentlessly cheery Ned Flanders enjoys a nice piece of bread with water on the side for dipping See them in The Simpsons.

A company man who has never done a day of work, Creed Bratton pursues sketchy extracurricular activities that keep him busy. See them in The Office.

Milo Thatch is an enthusiastic researcher without cynicism. See them in Atlantis: The Lost Empire.