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Instantiating object in main method

Submitted by VonQ on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 17:10.
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This is a really, really dumb question but I'm trying to wrap my mind around why all my beginner java books use the main method to instantiate objects of a different class than the one it is being instantiated in, such as the one below. I've tested it and know it works but why don't I ever see it in the books? Is there a drawback to creating a new object of the same object that you are in?

Thanks, Von and sorry if this is a crazy question!!!!!!

public class TestClass
int id = 6;

{

    public static void main(String[] args)

     {
        TestClass firstTest = new TestClass();

        firstTest.id = 5;

        System.out.println(firstTest.id);
     }

}