At a normal walking pace, it would take around 20 minutes to walk around the 27-acre square field. If the 27 acres are in any shape more rectangular or irregular than a square, it will take longer to walk around.
Hosseni wrote The Kite Runner to show the world the way that common issues of identity, assimilation and power are carried out in his culture in Afghanistan. He spends a great deal of time developing Amir and showing how he comes to a self-identity by the end of the book.
The Kite Runner: Kite Flying Contest and Rape Scene Amir and Hassan won the kite flying contest in Wazir Akbar Khan. Later in that day, Hassan was raped by Assef; this event changed both Hassan and Amir's lives forever. The two of them became distant, and Amir felt ashamed and helpless for [running] because [he] was a coward when he witnessed the rape scene (Hosseini 77).