In this lesson, I learned what Isolation Mode is and how it works.

Isolation mode is used to edit objects or paths within a sublayer, compound path, group, or symbol. When Isolation Mode is entered, anything not within the isolated object will appear dimmed out.
To get to Isolation mode, you must double-click a part of the grouped object. It can be edited on that mode, but when you double-click again, only that part appears. To get out of Isolation Mode, you can click step by step a Back One Level button.