While many textbooks use the "hand" analogy for enantiomers, some students find it confusing. So think of enantiomers like American versus European cars, which are generally mirror images of one another. They have the same basic component parts (just like enantiomers have the same atoms), but they're arranged differently. The steering wheel in the US is on the left, while the steering wheel in the European cars is on the right, making them mirror images.