In "The Welcome Table", the woman is looked down upon because of her race and the fact that she is old. The woman put all her faults aside and decided to take a trip to a white church. When she arrived at the church, the reverend, ushers and church members told her she did not belong there. Instead of leaving or becoming irrational, she simply ignored them and continued to sit in the church until she was physically picked up and kicked out. As she sat on the steps of the church, she saw Jesus walking down the road and began to walk and talk to him. She ended up committing suicide and the church members weren't concerned. The protagonist of “The Welcome Table” goes through a lot of adversity but has not lost faith or become discouraged; instead, she kept her faith and tried to take a stand. The protagonists of “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Great Stone Face” let adversity and flaws get the best of them, leading to doubts in their lives.