Because you like Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave
Mike Wheeler loves Dungeons and Dragons, even after his real life starts imitating the game. See them in Stranger Things.
Carol Peletier's credo: your strength comes from who you are, not who you used to be. See them in The Walking Dead.
In charge of stocking the office's supply of cigarettes and liquor, Joan Holloway could run the whole company if they would let her. See them in Mad Men.
An off-beat dork, John Egbert is funny, inventive, and endlessly optimistic. See them in Homestuck.
Brian Griffin is the most scholarly member of the family—when he's not drunk on martinis. See them in Family Guy.
Scooby-Doo always keeps his priorities in order: eat snacks first, solve mysteries later. See them in Scooby-Doo.
C is for cookie, and that's more than good enough for him. See them in Sesame Street.
A Vietnam vet, Travis Bickle spends his days driving his taxi and watching porn flicks. See them in Taxi Driver.
If the benchmark is extraordinary, what do you do if you're not like Vanya Hargreeves? See them in The Umbrella Academy.
Introspective Theodore Twombly would rather observe life than participate in it. See them in Her.
Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.
