Isabel in "Blade": Should I marry love or reality?

Once doubt walks in through the front door, love will slip out through the back door. ——Howell

I have always liked this sentence, which is used to illustrate that marrying for love is still appropriate for reality. The fate of Isabel in "Blade" is still worthy of our deep thought. Her life is too realistic.

Isabel is Eliot's niece. The first time "I" met her was at her home. She was discussing with Brabason how to decorate the house. It was based on what Eliot said. Should it be decorated in the style of Louis XV or in the Italian style that Isabel said?

Isabel is very tall, with an oval face, a straight nose, beautiful eyes, and full lips. She is radiant and full of energy. She is relaxed and lively, enjoys life, and conveys an exciting sense of happiness from time to time.

Larry, Isabel’s boyfriend, is young and a little shy. His eyes gave him a charming natural elegance. The way Isabel looked at him contained not only love, but also infatuation. She was madly in love with Larry, and there was some element of motherly love in her love for him. For a pair of lovers like this, nothing can hinder their happiness. Their family circumstances seem to be very good. There is no reason why they should not do so if they get married and live happily ever after.

But since Larry returned from the war and retired from the army, Larry did not want to go to school, and he also rejected the olive branch extended to him by his good friends - a job with good pay and wandering around all day. In the eyes of others, do they think Larry is crazy? They treated Larry as a joke and laughed at him. Some even thought Larry was a waste.

Isabel’s mother and uncle insisted that Larry must find a good job and earn a lot of money if he wanted to marry Isabel.

In Elliot's eyes, Larry will not have much future in his life. He has neither money nor status. And he was optimistic about Gray.

Gray's father is a millionaire and one of the richest people in Chicago. Gray is his only son. He comes from a well-off family. More importantly, he loves Isabel deeply, but what Isabel loves is Larry, he never had a chance.

Because Larry was frightened during the war and never got out of the shadow caused by the war, one of his good friends gave his life in exchange for Larry, so Larry has been looking for the meaning of life. He wants to Go to Paris to find answers, and just like that, Isabel and Larry break up peacefully. Finally chose to marry Gray.

This ending is in line with Eliot's famous saying: A marriage arranged based on status, wealth, and family status is better than a marriage based on love in every aspect.

Reality defeats love. In fact, the reason why their love collapsed was that they were not the same kind of people. Larry pursued spiritual freedom. For freedom, he could give up money and even love. What Isabel pursues is material security. With money, she has a sense of belonging. What's more, there is a Gray who loves her who always stays with her.