What does the language Candy uses tell about the nature of the relationship between blacks and whites in the time and place in Of Mice and Men?when...

The language that Candy uses to describe Crooks and his
relationship with their boss demonstrates many things. First, that the boss would take
the freedom to annoy Crooks on purpose, perhaps because of the fact that he is black and
the racial separation at the time was abysmal.

Secondly,
the reaction of Crooks towards his boss, in which he is said "not to give a darn" about
the boss demonstrates that the altercation was as strong on one side as it was on the
other. This being said, the blacks were as antagonistic to whites as whites were to
blacks. They disrespected each other mutually and detested each other with equal
disdain.

The only difference was that Crooks was badly
lonely, and felt it. He could not connect with anyone because of his personal disdain
for whites, the anger that he felt for the bad treatment he has received through the
years, not to mention the fact that he was physically disabled as well. Yet, he
preferred to be isolated completely and remain so.  The whites did not seem to miss him
much either.

Therefore, both bands were equally
unsympathetic to each other and the tension was felt from a
distance.