Howard Cruse

So, after looking more closely at Howard Cruse's website and reading farther into "Stuck Rubber Baby," I started thinking about what the author was trying to say to his readers...and then I started wondering if he was really saying anything at all. Looking at Howard Cruse's website, there are some instances of desperation. For example, at the botom of the page, one of teh biggest eye-catchers is a link to buy his art. And in his novel, yes he covers important topics, such as homosexuality and race equality, but is he really trying to something to his readers? Or is he jsut trying to grab people's attention by covering touchy subjects, trying to make people buy his work? Is Howard Cruse a sell-out, desperate for income?