\documentclass[]{standalone}
\usepackage[]{graphicx}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\pgfplotsset{compat=1.17}
\tikzset{>=latex}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,arrows.meta}
\usepackage{steinmetz}
\newcommand*{\equal}{=}
\usepackage{tikz-3dplot}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.markings}
\tikzset{->-/.style={decoration={
markings,
mark=at position #1 with {\arrow{>}}},postaction={decorate}}}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{axis}[
width=7cm,height=7cm,
xmin=-2.5,xmax=2.5,
ymin=-2.5,ymax=2.5,
grid=both,
%grid style={line width=.1pt, draw=gray!10},
major grid style={line width=.3pt,draw=gray!70},
axis lines=middle,
%minor tick num=5,
xtick = {-sqrt(3),0,sqrt(3)},
ytick = {-sqrt(3),0,sqrt(3)},
xticklabels={$-\sqrt{3}$, $0$, $\sqrt{3}$},
yticklabels={$-\sqrt{3}$, $0$, $\sqrt{3}$},
enlargelimits={abs=0.2},
ticklabel style={font=\tiny},
xlabel={$x$},
ylabel={$y$},
xlabel style={font=\tiny, at={(ticklabel* cs:1)},anchor=north},
ylabel style={font=\tiny, at={(ticklabel* cs:1)},anchor=west},
]
\draw (axis cs:0,0) node[above=4pt,left=0pt] {\tiny$0$};
\addplot[domain=-2.5:2.5,samples=100] {(x^3+x)/4};
\addplot[domain=-2.5:2.5,samples=10] {x};
\draw[thick,->-=0.5] (1.5,1.21875) -- (1.21875,1.21875) -- (1.21875,0.757256) --
(0.757256,0.757256) -- (0.757256,0.297873) -- (0.297873,0.297873) --
(0.297873,0.0810758);
\draw[thick,->-=0.15] (2,2.5) -- (2.5,2.5) -- (2.5,4.53125);
\draw[thick,->-=0.5] (-1.5,-1.21875) -- (-1.21875,-1.21875) -- (-1.21875,-0.757256) --
(-0.757256,-0.757256) -- (-0.757256,-0.297873) --
(-0.297873,-0.297873) -- (-0.297873,-0.0810758);
\draw[thick,->-=0.15] (-2,-2.5) -- (-2.5,-2.5) -- (-2.5,-4.53125);
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}