"Lennie Small" is the name of a character in the novel "Of Mice and Men." This name is full of irony when taken in context with the character of Lennie, relation between George and Lennie and the theme of the novel. This essay explores Lennie's name and discusses its nature to be ironic as well as being truth. The novel is loaded with irony if seen from Lennie's perspective. Every action of Lennie is either ironic or apt to his name.

The character of Lennie portrays his name to be ironic as well as apt. Firstly, his physical description is totally opposite of his name "Small", " huge man, shapeless of face, large, pale eyes, wide sloping shoulders, walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws ." He is always compared to large animals such as a bull and a bear. George describes Lennie...