Cisneros “House on Mango Street” tells the story of a young girl, Esperanza, as she struggles to find a better life in Chicago and bids farewell to life miserable that it leads to Puerto. Rico (Cisneros, 2004). By leaving her poor village, she promises to return there for those she leaves behind; she is fully aware of the poor life her friends and relatives lead. An important aspect of this book deals with how Cisneros describes Esperanza's use of language to form her identity. In “Café Europa,” Drakuli examines the lives of the people of Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the fall of the USSR. It also uses language to present its themes and to describe its power in societal development. Language is a powerful tool that determines how well a person integrates into society and establishes their identity. This article examines how the authors describe language in these books, and how this language induces contacts between entities. Similarities/Differences Although both authors address similar themes, they do so with strikingly different methods, which influence their approach and language. Their main similarity is that Cisneros and Drakuli agree that lack of language/cultural fluency creates powerlessness; its mastery, on the other hand, offers unique opportunities since one can communicate, argue, express oneself and govern. Esperanza, for example, wants to change her name because she sees it as the first step toward creating her own destiny. Drakuli also realized that the only way for her and her people to be free was to shed the communist mentality and develop self-sustaining cultural and linguistic structures suited to their needs. A voc...... middle of article...... In their two works, they demonstrate the truth of this statement by presenting examples of how it has brought about and aided cultural, social and ideological in different people, under different circumstances. Overall, language induces contacts between entities. Works Cited Cisneros, S. (2004). The House on Mango Street, 2nd edition. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN: 9780747560876. Drakulic, S. (1996). Café Europa: Life after communism. London: Abacus ISBN: 9780349107295. Merril, C. (1997). “Breaking Away: Café Europa: Life After Communism, by Norton, WW” Los Angeles Times. Accessed December 10, 2011: http://articles.latimes.com/1997-02-16/books/bk-29259_1_drakulic-cafe-europa.Silber, E. S and Fisher, J. (2003). Literary readings: reading through the prism of genre. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.