What does the triangle in the middle mean

I do not know about your chapter or story but i am guessing he's the hero ,protagonist or some kind of main character

Explanation:

Perry tells Mrs. Josie Meier that he does not want to eat, because he is afraid that if he does eat, he will get killed by an angry mob. He has this fear because he saw a movie once that had a scene where a character suffered this unfortunate fate.