GRAY

The color gray, lacking shades of blue, represents the disappearance of dreams. Objects described in The Great Gatsby using the color gray (such as The Valley of Ashes) are also objects which are described as things one cannot escape from. There are no romantic dreams to which people cling in the Valley of Ashes. F. Scott Fitzgerald describes the people who drive gray cars and live near the Valley of Ashes with shades of gray because they lead a life that does not have dreams. Their lives consist mainly of work, and they have no hope of escape.
Jordan's eyes are also gray. Jordan does not have a deep love of anything. Love to her is superficial. She has no plan for her life and no dreams for her future.