As we have discussed, names are

important and a motif throughout The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Genevieve introduces herself and explains

hey Lakota name. In Sherman Alexie's story "Family Portrait. " the narrator says, "I wrote my name in Magic Marker on my shoes, my first name on the left toe and my last name on the right toe, with my true name somewhere in between" (194). How does each share their name, and why

might they choose to share their names in this manner?