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Holden tells Ernest Morrow's mom that his name is Rudolf Schmidt because he wants to impress her with a false identity. He feels guilty about spending time with her son and lying to him, so he gives her a fictitious name to distance himself from the situation. This reflects Holden's pattern of lying to avoid connection and intimacy with others.

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