Why is the crowd at the capital so fascinated about the Hunger Games?

The question ("Why is the crowd at the capitol so
fascinated about the hunger games?") can be answered in a few different
ways.

The novel, The Hunger Games,
portrays a Dystopian government which controls its people (the districts) through fear.
While the Capitol defines their way of thinking as Utopian, many of the districts
outside of District One (the controlling district) tend to
disagree.

The crowds at the games can be explained in the
following ways:

1. The scene is reminiscent of the public
hangings and decapitations of the past. People are simply morbidly curious about death.
The people know that the Games will bring death.

2. All of
the people are also proud of their own district. Each wants to see their own district
succeed in the Games and, therefore, are there to support their
tribute.

3. Lastly, each of the districts are, basically,
isolated from the other districts. The Games is a place where people from all of the
districts can come together and see how the others are able to exist and
survive.