All around him, he senses the presence of a being that he calls the 'Horla'. The torment that the Horla causes is first manifested physically: The narrator complains that he suffers from 'an atrocious fever', and that he has trouble sleeping. He wakes up from nightmares with the chilling feeling that someone is watching him and 'kneeling on his chest.' Throughout the short story, the main character's sanity, or rather, his feelings of alienation, are put into question as the Horla progressively dominates his thoughts. Initially, the narrator himself questions his sanity, exclaiming 'Am I going mad?'
After having found his glass of water empty, despite not having drunk from it. He later decides that he is not, in fact, going mad, since he is fully 'conscious' of his 'state' and that he could indeed 'analyze it with the most complete lucidity.'
The presence of the Horla becomes more and more intolerable to the protagonist, as it is 'watchinglooking atand dominating' him.After reading about a large number of Brazilians who fled their homes, bemoaning the fact that 'they are pursued, possessed, governed like human cattle bya species of vampire, which feeds on their life while they are asleepand drinks water,' the narrator soon realizes the Horla was aboard the Brazilian three-mast boat that he had previously greeted. He feels so 'lost' and 'possessed' to the point that he is ready to kill either the Horla, or himself.Influences. This section may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's. The may contain suggestions. ( January 2018)Literature. 'The Horla' is used as an extension of the plot in the short story 'The Theater Upstairs'.
Sep 30, 2011 Sheba Prokashoni (Bengali: সেবা প্রকাশনী) is a well-known publishing house in Dhaka, Bangladesh.It was founded by Qazi Anwar Hussain. Sheba's books have enjoyed great popularity among young Bangladeshi readers, and it is particularly notable for its accessible translations of Western literary classics into the Bengali language. Book Writer: Guy de Maupassant Book Category: Translated Book, Rochona somogro. Book Language: Bengali Book Format: Portable Document File (pdf).