By the end of "Life in the Iron Mills", Hugh becomes a Christ-figure. For example, after speaking with the Physician, Hugh left the Iron Mills with Deborah, and his "soul, as God and the angels looked down on it, never was the same afterwards" (Davis). Hugh becomes hopeful because the physician tells him that he is in charge of what he accomplishes in his life, and he can do anything he wants to in life with God by his side. Similarly, Hugh took his life in prison in hopes that the world will become a better place, which is a similarity to Christ when he died on the cross to save the people from their sins. Also, the narrator describes how Hugh's soul was "alone with God in judgement", meaning that he finally was able to be at peace with his
