De-Dehumanising the Autistic Other: Between the Image of “Beast” and “Being” in J. K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ - Screenplay and Book

The representation of autism in literature is a novelty delicate sense for what impact it can have on readers. Autism shows more frequently the lines Young-Adult fiction (YA), genre known its large audiences, which makes contemplating image an autistic person, as actual character or theme, either means access block to public awareness spectrum, respectively. selected YA works this paper are Fantastic Beasts and Where Find Them, screenplay (2018) book (2001). not adaptation book, but background times when wrote his study beasts that surrounds environment. In works, use terms like “monster” “beast” seems refer dehumanised represented, raises questions why writer would allude readers relate monstrosity; she maintaining habit using illness narrative thematic tool does suggest otherwise? order formulate ground these inquiries, we will visit text relation Lacan Derrida’s thoughts “Subjectivity” how defines fellowship from alterity monstrosity. objective research investigate Rowling’s while backing up with examples see far meets real contrastingly contributes reinforcing another stereotypical other.