Outside Book Blog 5. Good vs. Evil?

Is there a protagonist vs. antagonist plot in the book Prey? Yes, as the story goes on there are two round characters that are developed into the good vs. evil. Jack is really defined as the leader, the protagonist against the swarms. The swarms to start out as just mere tools but through their evolution they become self sufficient and true adversaries to Jack and his team. The swarms become the antagonist for they pose the greatest threat to the other characters. Through most of the story there only seems to be the problem of recapturing a lost swarm. Until you learn they can reproduce, hunt and kill, and even evolve to take over some of the characters along with their personality traits. Julia and Ricky may be considered as the "bad guys" but ultimately its the swarms b/c the swarms are mimicking the looks and personalities of Julia and Ricky. Even other characters join the fray of trying to stop Jack, but only because of the influence of the nanoparticles. I believe the nanoparticle are the main evil of the plot. They are programed to do whatever it takes to achieve their goal, but use deception to take down Jack. Like many other antagonist characters they are trying to stop the "good guys" spoiling their plan. They have a mission and they are at battle with another character. Jack along with is team of researchers and programming experts are the other side trying to put a stop to the swarms. Prey has the usual "good guy vs bad guy" background but with a good twist. I found it extremely interesting and I like the concept of how the nanoparticles evolved into the antagonist from just a mere problem. They may be machines but machines can definitely play the role of evil and they do in Chrichtons "Prey". Good vs Evil, I think, is a big theme along with how technology can be dangerous through misuse.