Breaking the Chains starts off where If I fell ended and is an illustration at how friendships develop devolve and sometimes end. From diffidence to recklessness follow John as he tries to navigate the choppy waters that is college life at Umass Amherst. From trying to overcome his fears and phobias to meeting the friend of a lifetime this story encapsulates what life was like coming of age for an awkward shy introvert in the nineteen eighties.