Legacy as an idea of ​​oneself in Bless Me Ultima and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven Traveling through humanity is a story infinity. Traveling through ethnicity is an ever-evolving journey. Is race or culture a matter of color? Is it a lifestyle? or a decision made by an individual? Is it an idea that one has of oneself? In the novels Bless Me Ultima (Anaya 1972) and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Alexie 1993), two different minority characters, Tony and Victor, give voice to their journey of growing up and finding their place in the world in regards to their heritage. The characters, in Anaya and Alexie's novels, relate to a dominant culture, pursue balance in their lives by seeking the traditions of the past, and attempt to blend their heritage into the present while allowing them passage into the future. Their journeys differ with respect to heritage and family situation. Their journeys are parallel considering they are both male, belong to a minority, seek individual identity and search for their place on the planet. Everyone seeks peace within and without. Although their journeys are different, they are the same. The characters in the two novels belong to two different cultures. In Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me Ultima, young Mexican-American Anthony Juan Marez y Luna (Tony) struggles between two ways of being Hispanic-Mexican-American while simultaneously confronting dominant white culture. Tony's mother and father, although both born in New Mexico, come from two different cultures. His father, a Marez, descends from a long line of Spanish "conquistadores, men as restless as the seas they sailed and as free as the land they conquered" (Anaya 6). Tony's mother, a Luna, comes from... middle of paper… America, 1982. 80-167. “Redefining Race in America.” Carol. “Bless Me, Ultima: Popular Culture in the Literature of Rudolfo Anaya.” Criticism: Studies in Modern Fiction. 17.1 1980. Smoke Signals . prod. Larry Estes and Scott Rosenfelt. 1997. Tonn, Horst. "Bless, Ultima: An Imaginary Response to Times of Transition." Aztlan, 18.1 1987, 59-68. White, Craig. "American Minority Literature." Handout. University of Houston-Clear Lake. - - - - "American Minority Literature." September 2000. Yancey, William L. Ericksen, Eugene P.; and Juliani, Richard N. “EmergentEthnicity: A Review and reformulation". American Sociological Review 41.3 1976: 391-403.