It is good that you have a theme to connect each of these examples, and that you have chosen three examples to support your point. While it might be tempting to put all of these into the thesis statement (what we call a three-point or three-pronged thesis), I think that would be too cumbersome and wordy. In a three-point thesis you might say something like, "The theme of growing up is seen when Jem shields Scout...
It is good that you have a theme to connect each of these examples, and that you have chosen three examples to support your point. While it might be tempting to put all of these into the thesis statement (what we call a three-point or three-pronged thesis), I think that would be too cumbersome and wordy. In a three-point thesis you might say something like, "The theme of growing up is seen when Jem shields Scout from Bob Ewell, when..." and so on.
A more articulate thesis could draw a connection between how each of these represents your theme. For example, you might begin with wording like, "Both Jem and Scout demonstrate throughout the book that they are growing up and maturing." Then, each of the three points that you have brought up will be the focus of your body paragraphs and support that thesis.
If you are writing a typical five-paragraph essay, you could have an introduction with your thesis, a body paragraph for each of the points you have brought up, and then a conclusion. You might also consider the order in which you want the points to appear. Two of your points are about Jem and one is about Scout. You might place the two about Jem in succession, so that it does not appear you are jumping back and forth between the two characters.
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