Deja Vu

"I left the room, and, locking the door, made a solemn vow in my own heart never to resume my labours; and then, with trembling steps, I sought my own apartment. I was alone; none were near me to dissipate the gloom, and relieve me from the sickening oppression of the most terrible reveries" (121).

There are many times in Frankenstein where current events parallel past events. When Victor works to create another creature as a mate for the monster, he experiences deja vu. Upon realizing that creating yet another creature would only result in further destruction rather than it being beneficial, he destroys it. His reaction to the destruction mirrors the creation of the first creature. When he created the first creature, he had a horrified reaction and he ran away from it. Similarly, the second time around, he sought solitude and an overwhelming feeling of despair and regret came upon him.
Another example of the way past events seem to reoccur is when the creature reappears throughout the novel. Whenever the creature appears, there always seems to be a comment about his "gigantic stature" (163).  The purpose of this is to emphasize the creature's horrific appearance, lest the audience forget. It also shows that his appearance is the cause of people's initial reaction. Whenever Victor sees the creature, he is angry and bitter. Whenever other humans view the creature, they feel threatened and they either run away or try to protect themselves.
The death scenes seem to parallel one another too because it always involves Victor examining the spot where the creature strangled the victim-"the murderous mark of the fiend's grasp was on her neck" (145).  After each death, Victor becomes more enraged at the creature and he is moved to end his existence.