(sorry if this seems confusing or silly)

The following is a highly simplified representation of my current
problem....

#******************************************************************

class Class1

    def initialize(aVar)
        @var = aVar
        @var2 = nil
        if @var == 1 then @var2 = 1 elsif @var == 2 then @var2 = 2 end
    end
end

class Class2
      attr_accessor :container1

      def initialize(container1)
        @container1 = container1
           end
end

class M_class
  attr_accessor(:m_container,:change_me)

  def initialize
    @m_container = Class2.new(Class1.new(change_me) )
  end

        def change_me
               @change_me = 1
        end
end

object = M_class.new

#object.m_container.container1 = Class1.new(2)  <--- currently doing it
like this

#object.change_me = 2   <----- want to do it like this (or something as
easy)

p object