Irony in Part 2

One thing that stood out to me in part 2 was when George said Lennie's full name, Lennie Small. I feel like this could set up something larger in the book later on because Lennie is so obviously not a small person. This could lead to an event where Lennie does something bad because of his strength. The use of irony in this part was a good way to set up a problem later in the book. When the boss observed that George did not do much talking, George said, "No, he ain't, but he's sure a [heck] of a good worker. Strong as a bull."(22). this shows that George is worried about Lennie but he knows how strong he was.