Blasted is most easily understood in the context of Kane's other plays, including Cleansed, Crave, and 4:48 Psychosis.
Consider Blasted in the context of twentieth-century literature of war and violence, such as All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Night by Elie Wiesel, The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, or The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.