Why does percy try to keep a low profile on the train

Which values of the ancient greeks are most emphasized in the excerpt?

Read this excerpt from the grapes of wrath: snub-nosed monsters, raising the dust and sticking theirsnouts into it, straight down the country, across thecountry through fences, through dooryards, and in and outof gullies in straight lineswhich best describes the tone in this passage

What is most likely the speaker's intent in this excerpt from the speech "solitude of self" by elizabeth cady stanton?