There Will Be Blood
Capitalism vs family
At the end why Daniel is so upset and alcoholic is that because of HW's decision to start his own company?
At the end why Daniel is so upset and alcoholic is that because of HW's decision to start his own company?
In the Epilogue, H.W. explains to Daniel that he is going to Mexico to start his own company separate from Daniel’s. Daniel says this makes H.W. a competitor, but H.W. tries to argue that is not the case. He says that he wants to break their business connections but keep their familial bond intact. Daniel demands that H.W. say this to him in spoken word. After a pause, H.W. does, though his voice sounds strange from lack of use. Even so, Daniel asserts that this move will ruin their relationship, frustrating H.W. Daniel reveals that H.W. is not really his biological child and that he used him to manufacture a wholesome family image, reveling in the pain he is causing H.W. Daniel speculates that their lack of blood relation is why H.W. is of such different character than him. H.W. finally says that he is glad that he has none of Daniel in him.
There Will Be Blood