Elements of dystopia normally relate to environmental, social and political issues. This relates to Friedrich Nietzsche has said, “To those humans beings who are concern to me I wish suffering” This can relate to dystopia as political issues must have occurred for the statement to be harsh and harden, it could’ve been said to show independence and that resolves issues quicker than being as a group. As the quote goes on it shows other extremes negative things that could happen to a human, this could relate to The Road as the father and son seem to have gone through some sort of negative feelings and issues due that involved environmental, social or political.