Because you like Isabel "Belly" Conklin in The Summer I Turned Pretty

Wanting more out of life, Pam Beesly has a job she isn't crazy about and is engaged to a guy she's not sure is "The One." See them in The Office.

Nancy Wheeler is popular but independent, sheltered but gutsy. See them in Stranger Things.

Rue Bennett has been overprescribed and under-supervised her entire life. See them in Euphoria.

A girl who grew up on stories, Meggie Folchart is as loyal and intrepid as one of her fictional heroines. See them in Inkheart.

Lux Lisbon's flirtatious manner attracts a lot of male attention. She relishes the power that her sexuality grants her. See them in The Virgin Suicides.

Amy Santiago likes following the rules a little too much. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

A no-nonsense professor famous for her strictness, Minerva McGonagall only shows her warmer side to those closest to her. See them in Harry Potter Series.

Alison DiLaurentis believes you're always better off with a really good lie. See them in Pretty Little Liars.

This is not a democracy. According to Torrance Shipman, it's a "cheerocracy." See them in Bring It On.

Squidward Tentacles is a pretentious clarinet player in search of peace and quiet. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.

More than any of her friends, Fluttershy is willing to see the best in everyone, a trait that has won over many enemies. See them in My Little Pony.

Bella Swan thinks of it as her job to help her parents and protect her friends, even though it often ends up the other way around. See them in Twilight.