The idea that Boris suspects he exists in multiple places and times, that he is aware of alternativities only the author and readers should know about, is nothing short of fantastical. The only explanation that Victory Garden offers is that Boris is a little crazy. However, if we as the reader identify with Boris's delirium when faced with these alternativities, it heightens our sense of disorientation in the text. We share the plight of one of the main characters, and Boris's struggle to act and think articulates our own struggle to read. This is hyper-reflexivity not just on the level of metaphor or theme, but on the level of plot.