The document discusses the memory costs associated with Java objects, focusing on the structure sizes and internal representations, especially under different settings like 32-bit versus 64-bit memory and the use of compressed object pointers. It provides examples of memory usage for various Java classes and collections, illustrating overhead and alignment adjustments. Troubleshooting methods for memory issues, including heap dumps and histograms, are also explored, alongside case studies demonstrating the impact of object instances on memory consumption.