Yes silver tarnish can easily be removed with polish
The mood is troubled and amazed.
Troubled: When all the kids laughed at him
Amazed: When he started dribbling. His coach was amazed
Human sacrifice was a way to honor the gods.
Answer: you have to make sure that the reader cares enough about these characters.
In order for a story to be successful and popular, the reader has to care about the characters that are present in the narrative. When a reader cares about these characters, he becomes invested in the story, and is more likely to read it all the way to the end. However, if he is not interested in the characters, he is more likely to think of the story as trivial and to have little motivation to finish the book.