Mollie is vain and cares about luxuries in her life which makes her act selfishly
'She had taken a blue piece of ribbon from Mrs Jones's dressing table, and was holding it against her shoulder and admiring herself in the glass in a very foolish manner.'
Mollie is lazy and unwilling to help
'Had a way of leaving work early on the ground that there was a stone in her hoof.'
Mollie does not want an education
'Mollie refused to learn about any but the six letters which spelt her own name.'
Mollie wants to ignore reality and everything happening around her
'Found hiding in her stall with her head buried among the hay in the manger.'
