What's the best way to define the words “class” and “object” to someone who hasn't used them?

Question

My neighbor is taking \"Intro to Java\", and asked me to help explain a few of the first-day concepts. I realized that since I do this everyday, I don\'t have the beginner\

Answer 1

You might find this talk by Guy L. Steele interesting: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8860158196198824415#