In To Kill a Mockingbird, what does Heck Tate give as the reason for Bob Ewell's attack on Jem and Scout?

In ,
Sheriff Tate anddiscuss Bob Ewell's attack onand . Atticus comments that he believes Bob Ewell
was simply out of his mind for attacking two innocent children, but Heck Tate disagrees. He
tells Atticus that Bob Ewell was not out of his mind, but rather was just "mean as
hell." Heck Tate believes Bob was a despicable individual who had enough liquor in him to
attempt to murder two children. In Sheriff Tate's opinion, Bob Ewell was an evil man who
deserved to be shot a long time ago. Bob's attempt to harm children was inevitable because he
was such a coward. Atticus cannot comprehend what could possibly make a person want to kill two
children, but Heck Tate assures him that Bob Ewell was simply a worthless, evil
man.