At Times He Even Seems to Stoop to Be Lower Than Them. This Isn't an Odd Personal Mannerism- Not Entirely Anyway. This Is the Habit of a Zoologist Who Is Used...
At times he even seems to stoop to be lower than them. This isn't an odd personal mannerism- not entirely anyway. This is the habit of a zoologist who is used to avoiding dominance displays and showing submission. He is using his body to communicate that he is submissive and harmless.
Why does Newt Scamander always look down?
Whether intentional or not, Newt is making himself look smaller and less formidable in an attempt to appear submissive, likely because he either feels intimidated or threatened.
Newt Scamander isn't without a superpower of his own, he is a wizard after all, but his autism, be it Asperger's Syndrome or something else, is not connected to it in any way. The fact that Newt's apparent autism isn't remarked on in the film is actually quite fitting for the time period of the film.
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