The short story doesn't give us enough information to say for certain that Margot is a kind person, but all indications are that she is. For example, when the bullying William pushes her, she does not shove back or attack him, even though he seems repeatedly to torment her. As Bradbury puts it:
He gave her a shove. But she did not move; rather she let herself be moved only by him and nothing else.
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The short story doesn't give us enough information to say for certain that Margot is a kind person, but all indications are that she is. For example, when the bullying William pushes her, she does not shove back or attack him, even though he seems repeatedly to torment her. As Bradbury puts it:
He gave her a shove. But she did not move; rather she let herself be moved only by him and nothing else.
This reaction, arguably, could simply be the passivity that comes with depression, but it also seemingly indicates that she lacks unkind impulses. She is a highly sensitive child, who misses the sun and refers to it using poetic language, such as likening it to a copper penny. When the other children grab her and shove her into the closet just before the sun comes out, she protests, pleads, and cries, but she doesn't fight back against them in a violent manner. More than hostility or unkindness, she simply indicates throughout the story that she wants to be back on earth, where the sun she loves shines on a frequent basis.
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