The novel, Alias Grace, by the Canadian writer, Margaret Atwood, fictionalizes the experience of a historical figure and an Irish immigrant, Grace Marx, who emigrated to North America. In this novel, space not only represents various social relations, but also facilitates certain corresponding ethical norms. Grace was caught in the ethical conflict aboard the immigrant ship, restricted by ethical taboos in the space of colonial employment, and stared at by others in a panopticon prison. She made the corresponding ethical choice to resolve vario...
