One day when we had come to a stop, a worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. There was a stampede. Dozens of starving men fought desperately over a few crumbs. The worker watched the spectacle with great interest.
What is the connotative meaning of the underlined word in the excerpt?
Group of answer choices
a lavish event
a humiliating sight
an unexpected happening
an entertaining performance